The transport of shipments between countries and the method of its evaluation in supply chains is the subject of this article. It outlines the criteria and characterizes the LPI.INTRODUCTION:
The effort of logistics service providers, freight forwarders, and carriers, both in times of economic crisis and during periods of growth, is to analyze their transport chains in order to identify weak points in these flows and attempt to modify them according to customer needs as well as their own potential capabilities. These chains currently represent not only regional but predominantly multinational chains, and such a comparison reveals that European supply chains are more efficient in all respects than American ones, as stated in report [1].
The analysis, which was conducted among respondents in 22 industrial sectors operating in 32 countries around the world, expressed their views that, in their opinion, the logistics of material, resource, financial, and supporting information supply is optimal. This view is shared by 75% of respondents in Europe, while in the USA it is only about half.
In this context, the activity of the World Bank is interesting, which evaluates the mentioned information and the methodology for assessing the logistics process – supply chains – using the LPI index.
1. WHAT IS LPI?
LPI (Logistics Performance Index) is a summary of predetermined evaluation criteria based on which it is possible to compare the performance of logistics chains between individual countries.
It is a survey-based information collection system in which nearly 1,000 logistics experts from international logistics companies in 130 countries around the world participated. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine