Small scale producers in developing countries lack easy access to efficient logistics services. Using case studies in Brazil and India, intermediaries are found to enhance the ability of SMEs to either connect to or manage agricultural supply chains that are longer than would otherwise be the case.
Small scale producers in developing countries lack easy access to efficient logistics services. Using case studies in Brazil and India, intermediaries...
Road freight transport plays an indispensable role in international economic cooperation and foreign trade. For short and medium distances in particular, road freight transport constitutes a predominant share of overall traffic, but it also plays a significant role in long distance haulage, where time is more of an issue. Therefore, efforts should be made to minimize any physical or administrative barriers hampering international road freight transport, given the integral part it plays in the global trade logistics industry. This study was motivated by a realization that, in the absence of...
Road freight transport plays an indispensable role in international economic cooperation and foreign trade. For short and medium distances in particul...
Trade and transport corridors--major routes that facilitate the movement of people and goods between regions and between countries--have existed for millennia. They enable regions and countries to offer high-capacity transport systems and services that reduce trade and transport costs by creating economies of scale. Regional corridors are particularly important to landlocked countries, often providing the only overland routes to regional and international markets. Despite a long and complex history, guidance is often lacking on how to design, determine the components to include, and analyze...
Trade and transport corridors--major routes that facilitate the movement of people and goods between regions and between countries--have existed for m...
