A planning framework of international freight transportation infrastructure: a case study on the East-West Economic Corridor in the Greater Mekong Sub-region

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  • 国際物流インフラの計画、整備方法 : 大メコン地域東西回廊をケースとして
  • コクサイ ブツリュウ インフラ ノ ケイカク セイビ ホウホウ ダイ メコン チイキ トウザイ カイロウ オ ケース ト シテ

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Multinational companies have expanded their supply chain across Asia in order to enjoy benefit of Free Trade Agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements. Many have to manage their upstream and downstream supply chain for procurement and sale, where different kinds of materials/parts and products are distributed with different requirements on transportation cost and lead-time. It is thus desirable to ensure operational efficiency in not only in international land but also inter-model transportation. This includes maritime transportation which will have the largest modal share. However each country has a responsibility to plan and finance international freight transportation infrastructure including land and/or inter-modal transportation. The problem arises when national interests are not always consistent with those of multinational companies. This paper aims to review planning practices of international freight transportation infrastructure and, identify the gap between the practices and expectations of multinational companies. A proposal for international cooperative planning framework which focuses on benefits of less developed countries and common infrastructure financing scheme in the region is the region is proposed. A case study on the East-West Economic Corridor in the Greater Mekong Sub-region is presented.

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