Mexico´s logistics performance index as a sustainable indicator

© 2016 Proceedings of the 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, ISERC 2016. All rights reserved.Nations that have better logistics infrastructure are suitable to grow and become more competitive internationally. Based on information provided by the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (SCL) this paper details Mexico´s development in logistics infrastructure as today, describing the different types of logistics assets located in different geographical parts of the country mainly categorized in ports, airports, special economic zones, logistics parks, roads and railways. In order to reach conclusions for quality and functionality provided by infrastructure to the local trade, international values from the Logistics Performance Indicator (LPI) developed by the World Bank were analyzed and behavior of general indicators examined in the period 2007 - 2014. A comparison with indicators for trading partners in NAFTA neighboring countries and Latin America and Caribbean commercial region was also carried out. The above findings contributed to concluding Mexico's logistics industry is one of the potential sectors for development, as their current ranges are small in proportion to the real needs, both domestically and related to other countries. While there are improvements in recent years, they were mild, therefore a comprehensive logistics development plan to optimize the country competitiveness, mainly in services quality and reducing necessary costs.

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