Australian and Canadian imports and exports: trade and transportation.

Author(s)
Barber, E. & Larson, P.D.
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Abstract

This paper compares and contrasts a key import and export commodity from Australia and Canada in an endeavour to study similarities in infrastructure requirements, choke points and the importance of transportation flows from origin to destination. The main emphasis will be given to the comparison of home nation transport flows from the port of entry to consumption destination in the case of imports and from the point of origin to export port in the case of exports. This paper is our first step toward understanding the transportation flows and supply chains supporting movement of exports from and imports to these two countries. Our ultimate purpose is to identify opportunities for supply chain managers and transportation policy makers from Australia and Canada to learn from each other in terms of the unique and common challenges they face. Thus, the paper concludes with a research agenda, an outline of ideas for further consideration. (a) For the covering record of the conference, please refer to ITRD no. E218380.

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C 48693 (In: C 48649 [electronic version only]) /72 / ITRD E218381
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In: ATRF 2009 : proceedings of the 32nd Australasian Transport Research Forum: the growth engine: interconnecting transport performance, the economy and the environment, Auckland, New Zealand, 29 September-1 October 2009, Session Tues 1b, 18 p.

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