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Agro-Logistics in Central America: A Supply Chain Approach
dc.contributor.author | World Bank | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-15T20:24:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-15T20:24:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-06 | |
dc.description.abstract | This chapter uses supply chain analysis (SCA) to identify transport and logistics bottlenecks that add costs, times and uncertainty to the exportation of perishable agricultural products from Central America. Macro-level analyses of logistics performance, including the logistics performance index, Doing Business Reports and Enterprise Surveys of the World Bank, as well as the Global Competitiveness Index of the Global Economic Forum, often leave policy-makers unclear on exactly what poor performance means for exporters and producers in Central America. How does poor road quality eat away at the profit margins of my country's producers? Extensive procedures add time to export processes, but how much time? How and to what extend does this additional time hurt the competitiveness of key industries? How does this effect vary by product type? By tracking the movement of seven carefully selected exports, these supply chains complement macro-level analyses by answering these questions for some of the region's key agricultural exports. A range of unique characteristics makes the success of perishable exports exceedingly dependent on the efficiency of the related logistics systems and the ability to connect effectively and reliably to global supply chains. Remote production zones add cost, time and variability to transport from the farm gate to the distribution, collection or processing center. Increasingly complicated international sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) add institutional and procedural complexity to the supply chain. Above all, the time sensitivity of most perishable products increases the value of time and makes cold chain infrastructure and the availability of refrigerated containers essential for successful exportation. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951661468017360643/Agro-logistics-in-Central-America-a-supply-chain-approach-background-paper | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27227 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Washington, DC | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO MARKET | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO MARKETS | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURE | |
dc.subject | AIR | |
dc.subject | AIR MARKET | |
dc.subject | AVERAGE SPEEDS | |
dc.subject | BACTERIA | |
dc.subject | BAGS | |
dc.subject | BANANAS | |
dc.subject | BEEF | |
dc.subject | BEETS | |
dc.subject | BENCHMARK | |
dc.subject | BORDER CROSSING | |
dc.subject | BORDER CROSSINGS | |
dc.subject | BORDER MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | BOTTLENECKS | |
dc.subject | BOTTLES | |
dc.subject | BOXES | |
dc.subject | BRIDGE | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS LOGISTICS | |
dc.subject | CADMIUM | |
dc.subject | CARGO | |
dc.subject | CARROTS | |
dc.subject | CENTRALIZATION | |
dc.subject | CHEESE | |
dc.subject | CIF | |
dc.subject | COLD CHAIN | |
dc.subject | COMMERCE | |
dc.subject | COMPETITIVENESS | |
dc.subject | CONGESTION | |
dc.subject | CONGESTION DELAYS | |
dc.subject | CONSUMER PRICES | |
dc.subject | CONSUMERS | |
dc.subject | CONTAINERS | |
dc.subject | COOKING | |
dc.subject | CORN | |
dc.subject | CREAM | |
dc.subject | CUSTOMS | |
dc.subject | CUSTOMS BROKERS | |
dc.subject | CUSTOMS CLEARANCE | |
dc.subject | CUSTOMS PROCEDURES | |
dc.subject | DAIRY | |
dc.subject | DEMURRAGE | |
dc.subject | DISTRIBUTION CENTERS | |
dc.subject | DOMESTIC TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | DRIVERS | |
dc.subject | EGGS | |
dc.subject | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM | |
dc.subject | EXPORT MARKET | |
dc.subject | EXPORT MARKETS | |
dc.subject | EXPORTS | |
dc.subject | FOOD EXPORT | |
dc.subject | FOOD EXPORTS | |
dc.subject | FOOD MARKETS | |
dc.subject | FOOD PROCESSING | |
dc.subject | FOOD PRODUCTS | |
dc.subject | FOOD SAFETY | |
dc.subject | FOODS | |
dc.subject | FREE TRADE | |
dc.subject | FREIGHT | |
dc.subject | FREIGHT FORWARDERS | |
dc.subject | FREIGHT HANDLING | |
dc.subject | FREIGHT SERVICE | |
dc.subject | FRUIT | |
dc.subject | FRUIT PRODUCTS | |
dc.subject | FRUITS | |
dc.subject | FUEL | |
dc.subject | FUEL COSTS | |
dc.subject | FUTURE RESEARCH | |
dc.subject | HAZARD | |
dc.subject | HIGH TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | HIGHWAY | |
dc.subject | HIGHWAYS | |
dc.subject | INEFFICIENCY | |
dc.subject | INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | INJURY | |
dc.subject | INLAND TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | INSPECTION | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL TRADE | |
dc.subject | INVENTORY | |
dc.subject | INVENTORY MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | JOURNEY | |
dc.subject | JOURNEYS | |
dc.subject | LAND TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | LANES | |
dc.subject | LEMONS | |
dc.subject | LOCAL TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | LOGISTICS COSTS | |
dc.subject | LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES | |
dc.subject | MARKET ENTRY | |
dc.subject | MARKET PRICES | |
dc.subject | MEAT | |
dc.subject | MEATS | |
dc.subject | OPEN AIR MARKET | |
dc.subject | PACKING | |
dc.subject | PASSENGERS | |
dc.subject | PEPPERS | |
dc.subject | PERISHABLE GOODS | |
dc.subject | PERSONAL TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | POLICE | |
dc.subject | PORK | |
dc.subject | PORT INFRASTRUCTURE | |
dc.subject | PORT OF ENTRY | |
dc.subject | PRICE LIST | |
dc.subject | PRICE VARIATION | |
dc.subject | PRODUCT QUALITY | |
dc.subject | PRODUCTION COSTS | |
dc.subject | PROFIT MARGINS | |
dc.subject | PUBLIC WORKS | |
dc.subject | RADIAL ROAD NETWORK | |
dc.subject | RAIL | |
dc.subject | REFRIGERATION | |
dc.subject | RETAIL | |
dc.subject | ROAD | |
dc.subject | ROAD DESIGN | |
dc.subject | ROAD HAULAGE | |
dc.subject | ROAD QUALITY | |
dc.subject | ROUTE | |
dc.subject | ROUTES | |
dc.subject | RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE | |
dc.subject | RURAL ROADS | |
dc.subject | SAFETY | |
dc.subject | SALE | |
dc.subject | SALES | |
dc.subject | SANITATION | |
dc.subject | SEAFOOD | |
dc.subject | SHIPMENTS | |
dc.subject | SHIPPERS | |
dc.subject | SHIPPING | |
dc.subject | SHIPPING COMPANIES | |
dc.subject | SHIPPING INDUSTRY | |
dc.subject | SPEEDS | |
dc.subject | SUGAR | |
dc.subject | SUPERMARKET | |
dc.subject | SUPPLY CHAIN | |
dc.subject | SUPPLY CHAIN APPROACH | |
dc.subject | SUPPLY CHAINS | |
dc.subject | TARIFF BARRIERS | |
dc.subject | TEMPERATURE CONTROL | |
dc.subject | THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS | |
dc.subject | TOMATOES | |
dc.subject | TOTAL COSTS | |
dc.subject | TRADE BARRIERS | |
dc.subject | TRAFFIC | |
dc.subject | TRANSIT | |
dc.subject | TRANSIT CORRIDORS | |
dc.subject | TRANSIT TIMES | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT COSTS | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT FACILITATION | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT MARKET | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT REGULATION | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT SERVICE | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORT SERVICES | |
dc.subject | TRANSPORTS | |
dc.subject | TRAVEL DISTANCES | |
dc.subject | TRAVEL SPEEDS | |
dc.subject | TRAVEL TIMES | |
dc.subject | TRIP | |
dc.subject | TRUCK DRIVERS | |
dc.subject | TRUCKS | |
dc.subject | VALUATION | |
dc.subject | VEGETABLES | |
dc.subject | VEHICLE | |
dc.subject | VEHICLES | |
dc.subject | WAITING TIME | |
dc.subject | WAREHOUSE | |
dc.subject | WAREHOUSES | |
dc.subject | WAREHOUSING | |
dc.subject | WHEAT | |
dc.subject | WHOLESALE PRICE | |
dc.subject | WHOLESALERS | |
dc.subject | WTO | |
dc.title | Agro-Logistics in Central America | en |
dc.title.subtitle | A Supply Chain Approach | en |
dc.type | Working Paper | en |
dc.type | Document de travail | fr |
dc.type | Documento de trabajo | es |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.date.disclosure | 2013-02-05 | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research :: Working Paper | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951661468017360643/Agro-logistics-in-Central-America-a-supply-chain-approach-background-paper | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 000333037_20130205111904 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 17211134 | |
okr.identifier.report | 75097 | |
okr.imported | true | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/951661468017360643/pdf/750970WP0Agro000Box374299B00PUBLIC0.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | Latin America & Caribbean | |
okr.region.geographical | Central America | |
okr.topic | Industry :: Food & Beverage Industry | |
okr.topic | Transport :: Logistics | |
okr.topic | Agriculture :: Agribusiness | |
okr.topic | Private Sector Development :: Global Value Chains and Business Clustering | |
okr.topic | Rural Development :: Rural Roads & Transport | |
okr.unit | Sustainable Development Dept (LCSSD) |
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