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Infrastructure and Logistics
Includes issues related to infrastructure development including information and communication technology, warehousing ,and transportation. 
Like many emerging markets, infrastructure is a real challenge (for example, see Inbound Logistics story on India). What are the key research issues here?
Like many emerging markets, infrastructure is a real challenge (for example, see Inbound Logistics story on India). What are the key research issues here?
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| manrung | Ports, Ports, Ports . . . It's More than Ports | 0 | May 8 2007, 1:59 PM EDT by manrung | |
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Investing in ports or other country entry capabilities get a lot of press and investment. We cannot neglect the fact that getting products into an emerging country is just a first step. We need to better understand how to get the products from the port of entry to the user. Are there "best practices" in contexts where internal infrastructure is under-developed? Will camels, bicycles, always work?
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| EricJohnson | Friction | 0 | May 8 2007, 10:52 AM EDT by EricJohnson | |
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Hau Lee (Stanford) noted that there are many forms of logistics friction in emerging markets. For example, the signatures needed to move cargo: Congo 42; Singapore 2.
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| EricJohnson | Case | 0 | Apr 10 2007, 12:22 PM EDT by EricJohnson | |
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Thread started: Apr 10 2007, 12:22 PM EDT
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In this case, I examine the logistics challenges of building a distribution channel in Eastern Europe
http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/digital/Research/AcademicPublications/Papirius_LeeLee.pdf |
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