Kopicki, Ron2017-09-062017-09-062009https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28127Globalization has imposed entry requirements on developing economies. Countries need to have the ability to synchronize the business processes which take place within local producers with business processes, which take place in the supply chains of their suppliers and their customers. Integrated logistics services are nowadays a critical component of international freight transport systems, but their development and coverage vary widely across countries, in particular in the developing world. This paper explains this important development. It documents the increasingly important role, which third party logistics service providers play in facilitating business process connectivity and thus in integrating producers based in developing countries into the global economy. It provides a look at the global significance of integrated logistics services in a globalized economy, and goes on to review specific examples of establishment of such services in developing countries. These examples in turn suggest a set of specific policy recommendations to help policymakers enable the development of efficient logistics services to serve both their domestic and international markets. The paper describes ways in which integrated logistics services have evolved over the past 20 years. It describes aspects of that development, which have particular significance for accelerating the economic growth of developing economies. From a review of various means, which third party service providers have used to integrate the business processes of their clients into the supply chains of their clients, it attempts to develop some general principles, which can help policy makers to enhance the competitiveness of their own economies. In additional it discusses the interface between public and private sectors and particular ways in which public policy can enhance competitiveness through this important growth leverage. It goes on to discuss appropriate means and modes for regulating an emerging third party logistics industry and, finally, it suggesting specific initiatives and service design initiatives, which can help, accelerate economic development.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAIRAIR FREIGHTAIRPORTAIRPORTSAPPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIESAPPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGYAUCTIONAUTO INDUSTRYAUTOMOBILESBACK UPBALANCE SHEETSBEST-PRACTICEBORDER MANAGEMENTBUSINESS FUNCTIONBUSINESS FUNCTIONSBUSINESS MODELBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS OPERATIONSBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS PROCESSESBUSINESS SERVICEBUSINESS TO BUSINESSBUSINESSESBUYERBUYERSCAPABILITIESCAPABILITYCARRIERSCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMODITYCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPUTER SYSTEMCOMPUTER SYSTEMSCOMPUTERSCONFIDENTIALITYCONGESTIONCONNECTIVITYCONSUMER DEMANDSCONSUMER ELECTRONICSCONSUMER GOODSCOPYRIGHTCOST CONTROLCOST CONTROLSCREDIT CARDSCUSTOMER BASECUSTOMER SATISFACTIONCUSTOMER SERVICECUSTOMSDELIVERY OF PRODUCTSDELIVERY TIMEDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDISTRIBUTION NETWORKSDISTRIBUTION PLANNINGDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSDOMAINDOMAINSDRIVERSE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSECONOMIES OF SCALEELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DOCUMENTSELECTRONICS INDUSTRYEQUIPMENTEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT OPPORTUNITIESEXTERNAL MARKETSFINANCIAL SERVICESFIXED FEEFLEET MANAGEMENTFLEETSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTSFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN INVESTMENTSFREE ZONESFREIGHTFREIGHT FORWARDERSFREIGHT MANAGEMENTFREIGHT SERVICESFREIGHT TRANSPORTGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETGLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINSGLOBALIZATIONGPSHARDWAREHIGH TRANSPORTHUMAN RESOURCEINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONINFORMATION FLOWSINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINNOVATIONSINPUT PROVIDERSINSPECTIONSINSTALLATIONINTEGRATED LOGISTICSINTELLECTUAL CAPITALINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTERFACEINTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTINVENTORIESINVENTORYINVENTORY CONTROLINVENTORY MANAGEMENTJOINT VENTUREJOINT VENTURESLANESLICENSESLOGISTIC SERVICE PROVIDERSLOGISTICS COMPANIESLOGISTICS PROVIDERSLOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERLOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERSMANAGEMENT SERVICEMANAGEMENT SERVICESMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANUFACTURINGMARKET ECONOMYMARKET INFORMATIONMARKET PLACEMARKET REACHMARKET SEGMENTMARKET SEGMENTATIONMARKET SEGMENTSMARKET SHAREMARKETINGMASS CUSTOMIZATIONMATERIALMENUNAVIGATIONNAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMNETWORKSNEW MARKETSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGYOPEN MARKETORDER FULFILLMENTORDER PROCESSINGOUTSOURCINGPERFORMANCE MEASURESPERSONAL COMPUTERPERSONAL COMPUTERSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTORSPROCUREMENTPRODUCT CATEGORIESPRODUCT DESIGNPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROPRIETARY SYSTEMSPROTOCOLSQUERIESRAILREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRELIABILITIESRELIABILITYRESULTRESULTSRETAIL SALERISK FACTORSSAFETYSATELLITESERVICE CONTRACTSSERVICE PROVIDERSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSPECIALTY RETAILERSSUPERMARKETSUPERMARKETSSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATIONSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTSUPPLY CHAINSTAXTAX INCENTIVESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURETELEPHONETELEPHONESTHIRD PARTY LOGISTICSTHIRD PARTY LOGISTICS MANAGEMENTTIRESTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE STRUCTURESTRADITIONAL MARKETTRADITIONAL MARKETSTRAFFICTRAFFIC FLOWSTRANSACTIONTRANSITTRANSMISSIONTRANSPORT COST SAVINGSTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT FACILITATIONTRANSPORT MANAGEMENTTRANSPORT MARKETTRANSPORT RESEARCHTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SERVICETRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATIONTRUCKSUNIQUE IDENTIFIERUSERSVALUE CHAINVALUE CHAINSVEHICLESVIRTUAL COMPANYVIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONSWEALTHWEALTH CREATIONWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/28127