Bajpai, Jitendra N.Carruthers, RobinHummels, David2014-03-262014-03-262003-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17398This report is part of a strategy to promotes trade competitiveness within the East Asia and Pacific Region. It presents an overview of the logistics issues facing East Asia countries and proposes a development agenda for them. Based on the recognition that the countries have basic differences in their level of development, extent of openness, and composition of trade, it begins by discussing the benefits of improved logistics. The East Asian countries are organized into an action matrix, with an analysis of the logistics needs appropriate to each group. The country working papers (volumes 2, 3, & 5)discuss the assessment of preset logistics services and the impediments they impose upon, and opportunities they offer for, expanded trade, including policy reform proposals. The special report on ports (volume 4) addresses port development in relation to urban growth.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADVERSE CONSEQUENCESAGREEMENT ON TRADEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREAIR FREIGHTAIR POLLUTIONAIR TRANSPORTAIRLINESARBITRAGEBERTHBUSINESS CYCLECAPITAL STOCKCARGOCARGO BERTHSCARGO VOLUMESCARRIERSCDCOALCOLD STORAGECOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGESCONGESTIONCONSUMER PRICESCONSUMERSCONTAINER BERTHSCONTAINER HANDLINGCONTAINER SHIPSCONTAINER TERMINALSCONTAINER TRANSPORTCONTAINERIZATIONCONTAINERSCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCEDELIVERIESDELIVERY SCHEDULESDELIVERY TIMESECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICYEMPLOYMENTEXPORT PATTERNSEXPORT PERFORMANCEEXPORT PRICESEXPORTERSEXPORTSFIXED COSTSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AREAFREIGHTFREIGHT FORWARDERSFREIGHT FORWARDINGGDPGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHANDLINGIMPORTSINCOMEINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVENTORIESINVENTORYINVENTORY HOLDING COSTSLANDLOCKED COUNTRIESLIVING STANDARDSLOGISTICS COSTSLOGISTICS REQUIREMENTSMANUFACTURINGMARGINAL COSTSMARITIME TECHNOLOGYMARKET ACCESSMARKET POWERMARKET SHAREMULTIPLIER EFFECTNATIONAL OUTPUTOILOIL IMPORTERSOIL PRICESOPENNESSPACKAGINGPATTERNS OF TRADEPER CAPITA INCOMEPER CAPITA INCOMESPORTSPRICE FLUCTUATIONSPRODUCERSPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHREGIONAL TRADESHIPMENTSSHIPPINGSHIPPING COSTSSHIPSSOCIAL COSTSSPECIALIZATIONSUPPLY CHAINSTARIFF BARRIERSTARIFF REDUCTIONSTARIFF STRUCTURESTAXATIONTERMS OF TRADETHIRD PARTY LOGISTICSTRADE COMPETITIVENESSTRADE COSTSTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE OPENNESSTRADE PATTERNTRADE PERFORMANCETRADE VOLUMESTRAFFICTRANSITTRANSIT TIMESTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORTATION SERVICESTRUCKSVESSEL SIZEVESSELSWAGESWAREHOUSINGWORLD MARKETSWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTO TRADELOGISTICSLOGISTICS ANALYSISLOGISTIC SYSTEMSCONTAINER TRANSPORTMULTIMODAL TRANSPORTCUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURESAIR FREIGHTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTUREIMPORTSAGRICULTURAL TRADETRADE FACILITATIONTRADE AGREEMENTSLOGISTICS CHAINCROSS BORDER TRADECONTAINER DEPOTSCOFFEE TRADECLOTHING INDUSTRYWOOD INDUSTRYSUPPLY CHAINSCORN INDUSTRYPORTS REGULATIONPORT CAPACITYPORT MANAGEMENTPORT DEVELOPMENT10.1596/17398