Sri Lanka holds an important strategic geographical advantage as the country is right at the center of the maritime silk route connecting the East and West through the Indian Ocean. Expertise says that Sri Lanka can reap the best advantage of this position by developing maritime and aviation sectors and improving infrastructure facilities while enhancing the knowledge and skills of Sri Lankans. That’ll help Sri Lanka to become Center of Logistics Provider in Indian Ocean. But unfortunately Sri Lanka is currently standing on a very poor position in Logistics field comparing to other countries. According to the World Bank’s ‘Logistics Performance Index’ (LPI), Sri Lanka was ranked 137th out of 154 countries in 2009. The LPI is composed of indicators …show more content…
According to the Logistics Performance Index’ LPI, Sri Lanka’s performance is particularly weak in clearance by border control agencies (particularly customs), logistical competence and ability to track and trace consignments. There has been slow progress in implementing customs reform. Sri Lanka has made less progress than other countries in South Asia, such as Bangladesh and India. There is a strong case for attaching high priority to customs reform, including full use of the ASYCUDA system and development of a computerized system of risk management. Lack of progress in this area place our exporters in a disadvantageous position from competing in time-sensitive markets, thereby undermining the growth and employment prospects of the …show more content…
The railway sector accounts for only about one percent of freight movements and is characterized by a large cost structure.
Noting that the Government has an important role to play in developing that soft infrastructure, he however asserted that it was the private sector that should drives the process and flag to the Government the priorities for action.
Infrastructure must be developed at the lowest cost to the highest benefit. Unfortunately, in Sri Lanka trend in infrastructure planning is just the opposite. Sri Lanka need to change this trend from fancy projects that have big price tags. This requires study and that is why we need to question any Government on any infrastructure project, because we finally pay for it.
1. Investment in physical infrastructure that has taken place is valuable for the logistics industry in Sri Lanka, Once the Deputy Minister of State Enterprise Development said that was not sufficient. “To achieve a world-class and efficient logistics system and to compete on a global scale, it is also important to develop the soft infrastructure. That is, we need to invest more in human resources, technology, and the systems that drive the success of logistics.”
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Export
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Manufacturing the trains give lots of opportunities to countries who select
From the time American children are able to go to school, they are taught, that the US government has always been and is the one main group that the citizens of the United States can trust with everything, but as time has passed, what has happened to this trust bond and why? The government has a lot of influence on today’s society and their decision making processes, such as the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Great Planes Expanse, Border patrol, job creations, and government spendings are all huge parts in today’s dispute over whether or not to go through with it. The Dakota access pipeline, if it is gone through with, it is going to go through sacred Native American burial grounds but, this pipeline will boost today’s economy and create more jobs.
Rhode Island is one of the best places in the United States to live in. As it is situated near New York and Boston, I can have many advantages by living there. Moreover, the weather of Rhode Island is suitable for me. I have concluded from my primary research that the education system there is excellent. Rhode Island is the perfect place to grow and innovate since the population is diverse.
To do so, the CPI was installed to make sure that
The Early Industrial Revolution America in the 17th century was a time of exponential progress and innovation. The fledgling nation had now become a behemoth, and with thousands of new workers and immigrants flooding the U.S, they provided a reliable resource for cheap labor for the industrialist allowing them to create new technologies faster and more inexpensive . The stage was set for an early Revolution; not just a political one a industrial and manufacturing one. This boom was caused by a variety of factors such as a booming economy due to new trade routes and economic opportunities, government support in the industrial/manufacturing field, and a cheap workforce in the form of immigrants which caused an early development of manufacturing/industrialization.
And the world is connected by internet, freight market help raising the efficiency of the stuff trading between suppliers and
Introduction DHL is one of the leading company worldwide in the logistics industry. DHL is based in more than 220 countries including Singapore, which will be the chosen country to be focused on in this essay. This essay will be looking into the company 's and country 's background, PESTLE analysis and Porter’s five forces. Also, at the end of the essay, recommendations and suggestions will be given based on the PESTLE analysis and Porter’s five forces. DHL is specialized in express delivery, from land, air to sea.
5. Trade barriers and unfavorable political conditions can also affect the export
Here 70% of our business is done with military so in military terms logistics means the organization of moving, housing and supplying troops and equipment’s. No doubt logistics is an important activity as there is a process for doing a work and there must be proper coordination and cooperation. Lack of proper coordination means, high chance of getting errors in work. This case analysis focus on providing the recommendations to the top management to make sure their activities are going smoothly in the market and they can be ahead from their competitors in this competitive world. In easy words, the organization wants to improve their delivery to their customers.
Therefore, by selling of such goods and services it will increase the producing nation gross output. Export also one of the oldest form of economic grow, and occur on a large scale between nations that have fewer restrictions on trade, such as tariffs or subsidies. Another process involve in international trade is import, import is a process good or services brought from another country to another. Together with exports, imports also are the backbone of international trade. Economic of a country can be seen in terms of import and export.
QUESTION1 MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE AS ADVOCATED BY THE WTO INTRODUCTION A multilateral approach is a treaty that refers to trade between numerous countries. It was the main activity associated with the 1947 GATT which took place during international conferences, whereby legislators came together to reject out and reach agreement on numerous trade issues. In total, there were 8 conferences under the former GATT. The first 6 of these conferences, ending with the Kennedy Round in 1967, concentrated mainly on tariff allowances.
According to iRami (2012) stated that the shipping plays an important role in world trade which is the backbone of the world economy. Recently, without these boats and vessels provide transportation services, many countries will be unable to participate in world trade and will not be as prosperous. From centuries past, the sea has always been important to all country at the world which as an important factor of economic development of every maritime country. The maritime sector contributes significantly to the economic development. Underling this is the fact that 95% of the country international trade is carried in whole or in part by maritime transport.
As the saying goes, “there are two sides of a coin.” In the same way that globalization can be a boom for international trade; it can also have devastating effects. This essay highlights the benefits and adverse effects of globalization in the Pacific. It will also discuss how the government has adopted policies and trade agreements to keep up with the accelerated pace of globalization and how we the people of the pacific can deal with the biggest threat to our region which is “global warming” and its effects. Benefits of Globalization in the Pacific Free Trade Free trade is probably the biggest benefit that globalization has brought about.
Modern Stores The interviews were taken and the data were collected and we had also taken help from other articles from academic journals for an overview over the data. At the later step, we wanted to understand that what actually influence the performance of the Cold Chain Logistics. And regarding the elements which is able to manage the Cold Chain Logistics most effectively in a company.