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Appendix B. Potential Project Components Table B.1. Mapping Policy Areas to Project Components and Activities Policy areas
Project components
Tools and institutions to measure and assess logistics performance
Logistics and facilitation observatories: private sector surveys
Institutions and regulations
Regulation of transport and logistics services
Business practices
Modify policy framework
Capital investment
Corridor performance indicators
Assistance for institutional development
Sponsor
PP
G
Port performance indicators, including dwell-time Improve cross-border transport agreements
G
Allow foreign trucks to transport third-country cargo in transit
G
Reduce economic regulation of transport services (e.g., regulatory guillotine)
G
Allow foreign participation in logistics services
G
Introduce professional standards and certification for logistics service providers
PP
Introduce standard performance contracts for transport and logistics services
PP
Encourage development of large, long-haul trucking fleets
PP
G
Create incentives to upgrade transport fleet
Allow increased scale of logistics service providers (Mergers &Acquisitions)
G
Encourage integration of logistics services for trade and distribution
PP
Allow introduction of new technologies for tracking and security
Introduce modern supply chain management techniques
P
Support for a national logistics council and other mechanisms for self-regulation
G
G
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Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment
Quality, reliability of logistics services
Improve organization and procedures
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