Ranking of the countries in respect to trade logistics
Filed in archive General on November 15, 2007
I think a while ago I had a post about the World Bank`s recent ranking of the countries in respect to trade logistics and the situation in Africa.
Well, here you can see the full ranking. The countries have been evaluated in criteria such as customs, infrastructure, international shipments, logistics competence, tracking and tracing, etc.
As it is clear from the chart, Singapore now stands in first position. No wonder why Dell wants to move its SCM headquarter to Singapore (beside being near to China). Other interesting observations are the ones related to Sweden (4), U.S. (14), China, India and Chile.
Tags: china india sweden logistics world bank scm ranking supply supply+chain
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Eric
(11/20/07 3:56pm)
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It is relatively easy to manage logistics in smaller, highly concentrated population centers than in regions with vast intermodal
distances to cover to reach populations. I don't think thats a liability as much as it represents an increased number of times and ways to touch and manipulate the freight.
In the US, one company may choose to hold and receive product at a warehouse near the port or near a maquilladora facility on the southern border (like Dell), while another may choose to distribute from a middle of the country location (like Williams Sonoma in Memphis). As you might imagine, that same situation applies in China domestically, albeit the infrastructure may not be as mature in China.
US is 14 and China is 30. I think those are fair rankings with the China ranking being pretty impressive actually.