The objective of this paper is to provide qualitative descriptions and quantitative estimates on ... more The objective of this paper is to provide qualitative descriptions and quantitative estimates on the volumes and values as well on socio-economic damages of a variety of illicit cross-border freight logistics import flows –in the research context of three European case countries, which are Latvia, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The specific purpose of this paper is to assist policy makers, regulators and enforcement agencies in setting “informed priorities” regarding the variety of illicit import flows into their respective countries - in the context of policy and regulation development, as well as in the context of control, inspection, audit and other enforcement activities. The main research questions for this paper are as follows: • Which are the common types of illicit cross-border freight logistics flows, in particular in the context of imports into Europe? • Which are the categories of socio-economic negative impacts per illicit flow type, and what the actual qualitative and...
International Journal of Electronic Government Research, 2000
ABSTRACT With increasing global trade and growing emphasis on security, enhanced information shar... more ABSTRACT With increasing global trade and growing emphasis on security, enhanced information sharing between actors in global supply chains is required. Currently, the data about cargo available in the supply chain does not provide a timely and accurate description of the goods. To solve this data quality issue, data should be captured upstream at the point where goods are packed for transport to the buyer. Without ICT, it was not possible to get timely access to the original trade data. The data pipeline concept is an IT innovation to enable capturing data at the source. The data pipeline accesses existing information systems used by the parties in international supply chains. This paper explores the data pipeline concept and the benefits that businesses and governments could obtain from such an innovation. This study also identifies the need for a public-private governance model that has to accompany the technical innovation.
The objective of this paper is to provide qualitative descriptions and quantitative estimates on ... more The objective of this paper is to provide qualitative descriptions and quantitative estimates on the volumes and values as well on socio-economic damages of a variety of illicit cross-border freight logistics import flows –in the research context of three European case countries, which are Latvia, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The specific purpose of this paper is to assist policy makers, regulators and enforcement agencies in setting “informed priorities” regarding the variety of illicit import flows into their respective countries - in the context of policy and regulation development, as well as in the context of control, inspection, audit and other enforcement activities. The main research questions for this paper are as follows: • Which are the common types of illicit cross-border freight logistics flows, in particular in the context of imports into Europe? • Which are the categories of socio-economic negative impacts per illicit flow type, and what the actual qualitative and...
International Journal of Electronic Government Research, 2000
ABSTRACT With increasing global trade and growing emphasis on security, enhanced information shar... more ABSTRACT With increasing global trade and growing emphasis on security, enhanced information sharing between actors in global supply chains is required. Currently, the data about cargo available in the supply chain does not provide a timely and accurate description of the goods. To solve this data quality issue, data should be captured upstream at the point where goods are packed for transport to the buyer. Without ICT, it was not possible to get timely access to the original trade data. The data pipeline concept is an IT innovation to enable capturing data at the source. The data pipeline accesses existing information systems used by the parties in international supply chains. This paper explores the data pipeline concept and the benefits that businesses and governments could obtain from such an innovation. This study also identifies the need for a public-private governance model that has to accompany the technical innovation.
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