Despite the rapid economic growth in the Yangtze River Delta area, the Yangtze River itself is lagging behind as measured by the ratio of container volume to total freight volume. According to the Ministry of Communications’ statistics, more than 70% of cargoes generated in the Yangtze Valley are suitable for containerized transport, but, at this time, only a fraction of these cargoes are act…
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential of a new convenience-enhancing service at the interface between retailers and consumers: time-based delivery of parcels. The service allows consumers to choose a preferred time slot for a parcel to be delivered. This convenience-enhancing logistics service may be attractive for consumers, retailers, and logistics service providers. The a…
BMI View: Cambodia ' s imbalance between its Industry scores and Country scores are characteristic of a frontier market which has considerable growth potential but a difficult operating environment. Its high score for vehicle sales growth, which ranks it sixth globally in this component, is threatened by low GDP per capita and high taxes creating affordability issues for consumers.
The successful business in the 1990s and beyond will be a user of highly trained, flexible people as the principal means of adding value. Workforce training and constant retraining must climb to the top of the management agenda. Value added will increasingly come through people and provide the winners. Only highly skilled people will be able to add value. In order to achieve this, radical chang…