Integrated Logistic Centers : Experience from North America and Options for China

China s shift toward accelerated economic growth in central and western provinces and increasing levels of personal income and consumption are all consistent with the need for rail-enabled Integrated Logistics Centers (ILCs). Yet, while hundreds of...

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Main Authors:	Blancas, Luis C., Ollivier, Gerald, Bullock, Richard
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AIR AIRCRAFT AIRPORT AIRPORTS ARTERIES ATTRIBUTES BASIC BRIDGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARRIERS CELLULAR PHONE CFS COMMERCE COMMODITY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS CONTAINER TRANSPORT CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS COST OF TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES FIXED COST FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT FORWARDING GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN GOVERNMENT POLICIES HIGHWAYS HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INVENTORY JOINT VENTURE JOURNEY LANES LOAD FACTORS LOCAL ROADS LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS LOGISTICS SYSTEM LONG-DISTANCE LONGER DISTANCES LTL MANUFACTURING MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIA MIDDLEMAN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY TAXES PROTOTYPE PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT RAIL RAIL TRACKS RAIL TRANSPORT RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY OPERATORS RAILWAYS RESULT RESULTS ROLLING STOCK SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SILICON SITES SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINALS TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRANSPORTATION PLAN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRUCKS TRUE UNIT TRAINS URBAN CONGESTION VESSELS WAREHOUSING
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spelling	okr-10986-234942021-04-23T14:04:15Z Integrated Logistic Centers : Experience from North America and Options for China Blancas, Luis C. Ollivier, Gerald Bullock, Richard ACCESS ROADS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AIR AIRCRAFT AIRPORT AIRPORTS ARTERIES ATTRIBUTES BASIC BRIDGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARRIERS CELLULAR PHONE CFS COMMERCE COMMODITY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS CONTAINER TRANSPORT CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS COST OF TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES FIXED COST FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT FORWARDING GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN GOVERNMENT POLICIES HIGHWAYS HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INVENTORY JOINT VENTURE JOURNEY LANES LOAD FACTORS LOCAL ROADS LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS LOGISTICS SYSTEM LONG-DISTANCE LONGER DISTANCES LTL MANUFACTURING MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIA MIDDLEMAN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY TAXES PROTOTYPE PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT RAIL RAIL TRACKS RAIL TRANSPORT RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY OPERATORS RAILWAYS RESULT RESULTS ROLLING STOCK SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SILICON SITES SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINALS TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRANSPORTATION PLAN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRUCKS TRUE UNIT TRAINS URBAN CONGESTION VESSELS WAREHOUSING China s shift toward accelerated economic growth in central and western provinces and increasing levels of personal income and consumption are all consistent with the need for rail-enabled Integrated Logistics Centers (ILCs). Yet, while hundreds of logistics clusters have been developed in China over the past few years, modern, international standard rail- and multimodal-transport enabled ILCs are less common. Close, long-term collaboration between public sector authorities and private sector specialized firms, such as real estate developers, have proven effective in the development of North America s focused network of ILCs critical to facilitating transcontinental and other freight itineraries. This model can succeed in China as well. The ready availability of multimodal transport connectivity is the most critical component of any cluster of logistics activities. This note will argue that China could substantially benefit from developing a focused network of well-planned, economically justified, financially viable, and carefully implemented ILCs supported by rail intermodal operations. 2015-12-22T20:55:43Z 2015-12-22T20:55:43Z 2015-04 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24366196/integrated-logistic-centers-experience-north-america-options-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23494 English en_US China Transport Topics,no. 13; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China
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topic	ACCESS ROADS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AIR AIRCRAFT AIRPORT AIRPORTS ARTERIES ATTRIBUTES BASIC BRIDGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARRIERS CELLULAR PHONE CFS COMMERCE COMMODITY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS CONTAINER TRANSPORT CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS COST OF TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES FIXED COST FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT FORWARDING GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN GOVERNMENT POLICIES HIGHWAYS HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INVENTORY JOINT VENTURE JOURNEY LANES LOAD FACTORS LOCAL ROADS LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS LOGISTICS SYSTEM LONG-DISTANCE LONGER DISTANCES LTL MANUFACTURING MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIA MIDDLEMAN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY TAXES PROTOTYPE PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT RAIL RAIL TRACKS RAIL TRANSPORT RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY OPERATORS RAILWAYS RESULT RESULTS ROLLING STOCK SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SILICON SITES SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINALS TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRANSPORTATION PLAN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRUCKS TRUE UNIT TRAINS URBAN CONGESTION VESSELS WAREHOUSING
spellingShingle	ACCESS ROADS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AIR AIRCRAFT AIRPORT AIRPORTS ARTERIES ATTRIBUTES BASIC BRIDGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARRIERS CELLULAR PHONE CFS COMMERCE COMMODITY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS CONTAINER TRANSPORT CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS COST OF TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES FIXED COST FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT FORWARDING GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN GOVERNMENT POLICIES HIGHWAYS HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INVENTORY JOINT VENTURE JOURNEY LANES LOAD FACTORS LOCAL ROADS LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS LOGISTICS SYSTEM LONG-DISTANCE LONGER DISTANCES LTL MANUFACTURING MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIA MIDDLEMAN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY TAXES PROTOTYPE PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT RAIL RAIL TRACKS RAIL TRANSPORT RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY OPERATORS RAILWAYS RESULT RESULTS ROLLING STOCK SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SILICON SITES SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINALS TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TRANSPORTATION PLAN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRUCKS TRUE UNIT TRAINS URBAN CONGESTION VESSELS WAREHOUSING Blancas, Luis C. Ollivier, Gerald Bullock, Richard Integrated Logistic Centers : Experience from North America and Options for China
geographic_facet	East Asia and Pacific China
relation	China Transport Topics,no. 13;
description	China s shift toward accelerated economic growth in central and western provinces and increasing levels of personal income and consumption are all consistent with the need for rail-enabled Integrated Logistics Centers (ILCs). Yet, while hundreds of logistics clusters have been developed in China over the past few years, modern, international standard rail- and multimodal-transport enabled ILCs are less common. Close, long-term collaboration between public sector authorities and private sector specialized firms, such as real estate developers, have proven effective in the development of North America s focused network of ILCs critical to facilitating transcontinental and other freight itineraries. This model can succeed in China as well. The ready availability of multimodal transport connectivity is the most critical component of any cluster of logistics activities. This note will argue that China could substantially benefit from developing a focused network of well-planned, economically justified, financially viable, and carefully implemented ILCs supported by rail intermodal operations.
format	Brief
author	Blancas, Luis C. Ollivier, Gerald Bullock, Richard
author_facet	Blancas, Luis C. Ollivier, Gerald Bullock, Richard
author_sort	Blancas, Luis C.
title	Integrated Logistic Centers : Experience from North America and Options for China
title_short	Integrated Logistic Centers : Experience from North America and Options for China
title_full	Integrated Logistic Centers : Experience from North America and Options for China
title_fullStr	Integrated Logistic Centers : Experience from North America and Options for China
title_full_unstemmed	Integrated Logistic Centers : Experience from North America and Options for China
title_sort	integrated logistic centers : experience from north america and options for china
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24366196/integrated-logistic-centers-experience-north-america-options-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23494
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Integrated Logistic Centers : Experience from North America and Options for China

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