Saslavsky, DanielArvis, Jean-FrançoisOjala, LauriShepherd, BenRaj, AnasuyaBusch, Christina2014-10-092014-10-092014https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20399Improving logistics performance is at the core of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda. Policymakers globally recognize the logistics sector as one of their key pillars for development. Trade powerhouses in Europe like the Netherlands or in developing countries like Vietnam or Indonesia see seamless and sustainable logistics as an engine of growth and of integration with global value chains. Indeed, inefficient logistics raises the costs of trading and reduces the potential for global integration. This is a hefty burden for developing countries trying to compete in the global marketplace. Since 2007, the Logistics Performanceen-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO THE SEAACTION PLANSAIRAIR TRANSPORTAIRPORTAIRPORTSAUDITSAUTOMATIONBACKBONEBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBORDER MANAGEMENTBOXESBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCAPABILITIESCAPACITY-BUILDINGCARGOCARRIERSCERTIFICATESCERTIFICATES OF ORIGINCOMMERCECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCOMPETITIVENESS AGENDACONNECTIVITYCONTAINER DEPOTSCONTAINER SERVICESCOPYRIGHTCUSTOMSCUSTOMS BROKERSCUSTOMS DECLARATIONCUSTOMS PROCEDURESDATA RATEDEBTDELIVERIESDELIVERY TIMESDEMOGRAPHICSDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDOMAINDRIVERSDRIVINGECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSEMPIRICAL RESEARCHEND USERSENTRY POINTENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTENVIRONMENTSFARESFREIGHTFREIGHT FLOWSFREIGHT FORWARDERSFREIGHT FORWARDINGFREIGHT SERVICESGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETGLOBAL MARKETPLACEGLOBAL MARKETSGOVERNMENT POLICIESGREEN LOGISTICSHARDWAREICTINFORMATION SHARINGINFRASTRUCTURE COSTSINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCEINNOVATIONSINSPECTIONINSPECTIONSINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICEINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRANSITINVENTORIESLAND TRANSPORTLANDLOCKED COUNTRIESLICENSESLINER SHIPPINGLOGISTICS COMPANIESLOGISTICS PROVIDERSLOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERSMANUFACTURINGMARITIME TRANSPORTMATERIALMOVEMENT OF GOODSNATIONAL LOGISTICSNETWORKSOILOUTSOURCINGPAYMENT SYSTEMSPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY SUPPORTSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCERSQUALITY OF SERVICEQUALITY OF SERVICESQUERIESRAILRAIL FREIGHTRAIL INFRASTRUCTURERAIL OPERATIONSRAIL TRANSPORTRAILROADSRAILWAYRAILWAY OPERATORSRAILWAYSREGIONAL TRANSITREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRELIABILITYRESULTRESULTSRISK MANAGEMENTROADROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD TRANSPORTROUTEROUTESSERVICE PROVIDERSHIPMENTSSHIPPERSSHIPPINGSHIPPING ROUTESSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAINSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURETELEPHONETERRORISMTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE INFORMATIONTRADE LOGISTICSTRAFFICTRANSACTIONTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSIT OPERATIONSTRANSIT ROUTESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT FACILITATIONTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT MODETRANSPORT MODESTRANSPORT SERVICETRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERSTRANSPORT SERVICE PROVISIONTRANSPORTATIONTRANSSHIPMENTTRUEUSERSUSESVALUE CHAINSWAREHOUSINGWORLD TRADE10.1596/20399