RESEARCH ARTICLE
Strategic Development of ASEAN Logistics Infrastructure
Palapan Kampan*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2017Volume: 11
First Page: 67
Last Page: 80
Publisher ID: TOTJ-11-67
DOI: 10.2174/1874447801711010067
Article History:
Received Date: 25/01/2017Revision Received Date: 12/04/2017
Acceptance Date: 04/06/2017
Electronic publication date: 21/08/2017
Collection year: 2017
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Introduction:
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recently launched its ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which could potentially revolutionize the economic output in the region through free movement of goods, people, and capital across borders. At this stage, several trade barriers still exist which limit successes in AEC.
Literature Review:
This article assesses strategic opportunities, weaknesses, and threats to trade in the region, with a particular focus on logistics infrastructure. A review and analysis of the quality of land, air, and sea transportation networks is provided.
Recommendations and Conclusion:
Recommendations are made pertaining to customs and investment policies, security, safety, and infrastructure development. AEC is found capable of achieving its goals given that trade participants have adequate means by which they can deliver their goods.