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Global Strategies for Success

Global Strategies for Success. Prepared by The Tioga Group for Orangeburg County Economic Development Summit November 12, 2008. Table of Contents. Current Trends in Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Global Perspective National Perspective Regional Perspective.

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Global Strategies for Success

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  1. Global Strategies for Success Prepared by The Tioga Group for Orangeburg County Economic Development Summit November 12, 2008

  2. Table of Contents Current Trends in Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Global Perspective National Perspective Regional Perspective

  3. Global Perspective: East Asia (China) is producing what the world wants to buy Corollary: This is part of a “Mega- Trend” - Globalization

  4. Globalization Joseph Stiglitz, an economist and winner of the Nobel Prize defines Globalization as follows: Globalization "is the closer integration of the countries and peoples of the world ...brought about by the enormous reduction of costs of transportation and communication, and the breaking down of artificial barriers to the flows of goods, services, capital, knowledge, and people across borders." (from Globalization and its Discontents)

  5. Freight Transportation and Communication • Low Cost Freight benefits: • Competition among producers/sellers • Geographic specialization • Large-Scale production • Land values • Communication Example-ND Pulse Crops 5

  6. Top 20 = 77% of Current Economic Activity

  7. Emerging Economies

  8. The Emerging East Asian Economies Trade Source: AAPA

  9. Top 20 World Port Locations Source: AAPA

  10. National Perspective: The U.S. involvement in the Global Economy is growing much faster than the rest of economy Corollary: Development of new land side transportation and distribution facilities is needed

  11. U.S. Quarterly Imports & Exports ($ Billions)

  12. U.S. Quarterly Imports, Exports, & GDP

  13. North American Port Comparison 2007 Source: AAPA

  14. U. S. Surface Price and Service Options Conceptual High Small Package - Surface/Air LTL Truckload Price Intermodal Rail Carload Barge/Coastal Pipeline Low Low Service (Speed/Reliability/Flexibility) High 14

  15. U.S. Freight Transportation Market Share 15

  16. U.S. Freight Transportation Market Share 16

  17. Logistics Costs in America Low: 8.6% 2003 Now: 10.1% 2007 17

  18. TransPac and Land Bridge 18

  19. East Coast Panama Routing

  20. East Coast Suez Routing 20

  21. Asian Production Changes Impact US

  22. East Coast/West Coast Break Even Zone 22

  23. East Coast Routings are Gaining Share Current Share 2008 YTD 2007 YTD • West Coast 50.35% 51.59% • East Cost 42.51% 41.32% • Gulf Coast 7.13% 7.09% Comparison with 8 Months Last Year • West Coast - 0.87% • East Cost + 4.50% • Gulf Coast + 2.23% Source: August U.S. Port Rankings-Journal of Commerce as provided by GA Port Authority

  24. Regional Perspective: A growing southeastern economy will demand increasing international trade Corollary: Efficiency and economic security require the region to produce and export

  25. Immediate Service Region 25

  26. Three Pronged Opportunity • Distribution • Jobs in warehousing and transportation for goods moving through the supply chain • Manufacturing • Long term economic security for an economic region is producing something the world wants to buy • The need to balance inbound containers provides a competitive advantage for regional manufacturers • Environmental • Provide port functions • More through put-less waterside foot print 26

  27. Questions

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