Mustra, Monica AlinaArvis, Jean-FrançoisOjala, LauriShepherd, BenSaslavsky, Daniel2013-03-132013-03-132012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12689This is the third edition of connecting to compete: trade logistics in the global economy. At its heart is the Logistics Performance Index (LPI), which the World Bank has produced every two years since 2007. The LPI measures on-the-ground trade logistics performance this year, in 155 countries helping national leaders, key policymakers, and private sector traders understand the challenges they and their trading partners face in reducing logistical barriers to international commerce. Logistics, organizing the movement of goods over time and space, has evolved from its 19th century military roots to today's international supply chains. As the backbone of international trade, logistics encompasses freight transportation, warehousing, border clearance, payment systems, and many other functions. These functions are performed mostly by private service providers for private traders and owners of goods, but logistics is also important for the public policies of national governments and regional and international organizations. The LPI provides a simple, global benchmark to measure logistics performance, filling gaps in datasets by providing systematic, cross-country comparisons. A joint venture of the World Bank, logistics service providers, and academics, the LPI is built around a survey of logistics professionals. By asking freight forwarders to rate countries on key logistics issues such as customs clearance efficiency, infrastructure quality, and the ability to track cargo it captures a broad set of elements that affect perceptions of the efficiency of trade logistics in practice.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACTION PLANAIRAIR FREIGHTAIR TRANSPORTAIRPORTAIRPORTSAVERAGE COSTSAVERAGE TRANSIT TIMEBACK-OFFICEBACKBONEBENCHMARKBENCHMARKSBORDER MANAGEMENTBOXESBUSINESS INDICATORSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY-BUILDINGCARGOCARGO COMPOSITIONCARGO DWELL TIMECARRIERSCARSCHAMBER OF COMMERCECOLLECTION OF INFORMATIONCOLLUSIONCOMMERCECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCOMPREHENSIVE STRATEGYCOMPUTER SYSTEMCOMPUTER SYSTEMSCONNECTIVITYCONSIGNMENTCONSUMERSCONTAINER SHIPPINGCONTAINER TRAFFICCONTAINERSCONTRACT LOGISTICSCOORDINATION MECHANISMSCOPYRIGHTCUSTOMSCUSTOMS BROKERSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DECLARATIONCUSTOMS PROCEDURESDELIVERY TIMEDELIVERY TIMESDOMAINE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INTEGRATIONEMISSIONSENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSEQUIPMENTEXPORTSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFRAUDFREIGHTFREIGHT COSTSFREIGHT FORWARDERSFREIGHT FORWARDINGFREIGHT TRANSPORTGDPGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINSGOVERNMENT SERVICESGREEN LOGISTICSHUMAN RESOURCESICTINCOMEINCOME GROUPSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINTERNATIONAL LOGISTICSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRANSITINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTINVENTORIESINVENTORYJOINT VENTURELAND TRANSPORTLANDLOCKED COUNTRIESLICENSESLINER SHIPPINGLOGISTICS COMPANIESLOGISTICS COSTSLOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERSMANIFESTSMARITIME TRANSPORTMATERIALMOVEMENT OF GOODSNATIONAL LOGISTICSNETWORKSOCEAN FREIGHTPAYMENT SYSTEMSPERFORMANCE INDICATORPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCE MEASURESPOPULATION GROWTHPORT AUTHORITIESPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTION CAPACITYQUALITY OF SERVICEQUERIESRAILRAIL FREIGHTRAIL INFRASTRUCTURERAIL LINKSRAIL SERVICESRAIL TRANSPORTRAILROADSREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTRESULTSROADROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD TRANSPORTROUTEROUTESSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE RELIABILITYSHIPMENTSSHIPPERSSHIPPINGSHIPPING ROUTESSILOSSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAINSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURETELEPHONETRADE BARRIERSTRADE COMPETITIVENESSTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE LOGISTICSTRADE OUTCOMESTRADE PERFORMANCETRADE POLICYTRAFFICTRAFFIC MONITORINGTRANSITTRANSIT ROUTESTRANSPORTTRANSPORT FACILITATIONTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT MARKETSTRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORT OPERATORSTRANSPORT SERVICETRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERSTRANSPORT SERVICE PROVISIONTRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION SERVICESTRANSSHIPMENTTRIPTRIP COSTSTRUEUSERSUSESVALUATIONWAREHOUSINGWEBWEB SITEWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONLogistics Performance IndexWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/12689