International trade logistics of Pacific Region through a Network Data Envelopment Analysis

América Zamora Torres ()

Contaduría y Administración, 2018, vol. 63, issue 4, 27-28

Abstract: The aim of this research is to identify the degree of efficiency or inefficiency of the international trade logistics network (exports) from 17 countries that conform the Pacific region, as well as to analyze which variables can be improved and how, in order to countries which aren´t efficient achieve the optimization of their resources. The methodology proposed for the present research is the non-parametric model called Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Network presented in two stages. In the first stage or node are used as inputs the variables customs, infrastructure and transport services and as outputs of the first node or stage and inputs in the second stage or node the variables logistic services, costs and execution time and finally the variables volume and value of exports were used as outputs for the second node. The results show that only Singapore obtained the three types of efficiency analyzed (Global Technical Efficiency, Pure Technical Efficiency and Scale Efficiency), while some countries show only Pure Technical Efficiency such as Mexico, China, Indonesia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Thailand. These shows that most countries are not operating at an optimal scale despite the fact that some countries make good use of their resources.

Keywords: Efficiency; logistics; foreign trade; DEA; Network. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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