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LOGISTICS CRUNCH ANALYSIS OF INTERMODAL CONTAINERS RESOURCE IN PRE AND POST CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDORS ESTABLISHMENT

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-I).01      10.31703/ger.2019(IV-I).01      Published : Mar 2019

Logistics Crunch: Analysis of Intermodal Containers Resource in Pre and Post China Pakistan Economic Corridors Establishment

Abstract

    China Pakistan Economic Corridor would link Gwadar (one of the deepest seaports on the southwestern coast of Pakistan) with China, Central Asian States, Russia, Turkey, and several other countries. Pakistan appears less prepared in so far as international logistics is concerned. Analysis of the focus group and archival records suggested that the quantity and quality of the intermodal containers are not sufficient to fulfill the exponentially rising trade needs. We found Pakistan does not produce intermodal containers locally. This area needs immediate attention from both public and private sectors, as a shortage of intermodal containers can potentially disrupt the regional trade.

    Intermodal Containers, Focus Group, Transportation, International Logistics, Pakistan

    (1) Seerat Fatima
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Punjb, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahzad Khurram
    Assistant Professor,Department of Business Administration,Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Anjeela Khurram
    PhD Scholar, Department of Business Administration, RITM University of Paris Sud (Saclay) Paris, France.
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APA

    APA : Fatima, S., Khurram, S., & Khurram, A. (2019). Logistics Crunch: Analysis of Intermodal Containers Resource in Pre and Post China Pakistan Economic Corridors Establishment. Global Economics Review, IV(I), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-I).01

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Fatima, Seerat, Shahzad Khurram, and Anjeela Khurram. 2019. "Logistics Crunch: Analysis of Intermodal Containers Resource in Pre and Post China Pakistan Economic Corridors Establishment." Global Economics Review, IV (I): 1-10 doi: 10.31703/ger.2019(IV-I).01

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    HARVARD : FATIMA, S., KHURRAM, S. & KHURRAM, A. 2019. Logistics Crunch: Analysis of Intermodal Containers Resource in Pre and Post China Pakistan Economic Corridors Establishment. Global Economics Review, IV, 1-10.

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    MHRA : Fatima, Seerat, Shahzad Khurram, and Anjeela Khurram. 2019. "Logistics Crunch: Analysis of Intermodal Containers Resource in Pre and Post China Pakistan Economic Corridors Establishment." Global Economics Review, IV: 1-10

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    MLA : Fatima, Seerat, Shahzad Khurram, and Anjeela Khurram. "Logistics Crunch: Analysis of Intermodal Containers Resource in Pre and Post China Pakistan Economic Corridors Establishment." Global Economics Review, IV.I (2019): 1-10 Print.

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    OXFORD : Fatima, Seerat, Khurram, Shahzad, and Khurram, Anjeela (2019), "Logistics Crunch: Analysis of Intermodal Containers Resource in Pre and Post China Pakistan Economic Corridors Establishment", Global Economics Review, IV (I), 1-10

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Fatima, Seerat, Shahzad Khurram, and Anjeela Khurram. "Logistics Crunch: Analysis of Intermodal Containers Resource in Pre and Post China Pakistan Economic Corridors Establishment." Global Economics Review IV, no. I (2019): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2019(IV-I).01