How Canada Ranks On The World Bank's Logistics Performance Index

“The biggest source of costs is not really transportation cost (such as freight costs), port and handling charges, procedural fees (such as bonds), or even agent fees, and side payments, it is the predictability, the reliability, and the quality of services that are much more important than the cost,” says Arvis. “What matters most is reliability of the supply chain – whether the goods can be delivered on time,” adds Mustra. ... 800 International Logistics Professionals Surveyed Some 800 freight-forwarders and express carriers working in the international logistics business in 100 countries rated countries in a web-based survey on such things as whether customs brokers or rail transport service providers were competent, export shipments were cleared and shipped as scheduled, and criminal activities occurred or information payments (bribes) were sought. The index ranks the major transport hub of Singapore first, and land-locked Afghanistan last. Developed, high-income countries, such as the G-7, are all top performers, while the performance of developing countries, even those with similar income levels, varied considerably. China, for instance, was 30th out of 150, while some higher-income oil exporters, such as Algeria (140th) performed below their potential logistically, according to the study. Countries with good shipping logistics tend to attract export-oriented foreign direct investment—seen, along with trade, as a way to access knowledge and technology. ... here's the comparison with the rest of the world. Canada seems to do ok for such a big spread-out country: http://info.worldbank.org/etools/tradesurvey/mode1b.asp & here's that Connecting to Compete report: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTTLF/Resources/lpireport.pdf

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