• Agenda
  • Initiatives
  • Reports
  • Events
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Leadership and Governance
    • Our Members and Partners
    • Communities
    • History
    • Klaus Schwab
    • Media
    • Contact Us
    • Careers
    • World Economic Forum USA
    • Privacy and Terms of Use
  • EN ES FR 日本語 中文
  • Login to TopLink

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our updated Cookie Notice.

I accept
    Hamburger
  • World Economic Forum Logo
  • Agenda
  • Initiatives
  • Reports
  • Events
  • About
  • TopLink
  • Search Cancel

Report Home

<Previous Next>
  • Foreword
  • Executive Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Approach
  • 3. Description of Supply Chain Barriers to Trade
  • 4. Main Lessons
  • A. Reducing supply chain barriers to trade could increase GDP up to six times more than removing tariffs. They have been under-managed by both countries and companies
  • B. Trade increases from reducing supply chain barriers can be achieved only if specific tipping points are reached
  • C. Recommendation to countries and companies – the devil is in the details
  • 5. Policy Implication: Think Supply Chain!
  • 6. Case Examples
  • Agriculture Co.
  • Rubber Products
  • Healthcare Co.
  • Chemical Co.
  • Mexican Chemical Co.
  • eBay
  • IATA
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Apparel Co.
  • Global Co.
  • CPG Co.
  • Semiconductor Co.
  • Tech Co.
  • Handset Distribution Co.
  • PC Co.
  • Computer Co.
  • Express Delivery Services Co.
  • Shipping Co.
  • Appendix
  • Acknowledgements
Enabling Trade: Valuing Growth Opportunities Home Previous Next
  • Report Home
  • Foreword
  • Executive Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Approach
  • 3. Description of Supply Chain Barriers to Trade
  • 4. Main Lessons

  • A. Reducing supply chain barriers to trade could increase GDP up to six times more than removing tariffs. They have been under-managed by both countries and companies
  • B. Trade increases from reducing supply chain barriers can be achieved only if specific tipping points are reached
  • C. Recommendation to countries and companies – the devil is in the details
  • 5. Policy Implication: Think Supply Chain!
  • 6. Case Examples

  • Agriculture Co.
  • Rubber Products
  • Healthcare Co.
  • Chemical Co.
  • Mexican Chemical Co.
  • eBay
  • IATA
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Apparel Co.
  • Global Co.
  • CPG Co.
  • Semiconductor Co.
  • Tech Co.
  • Handset Distribution Co.
  • PC Co.
  • Computer Co.
  • Express Delivery Services Co.
  • Shipping Co.
  • Appendix
  • Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Enabling Trade – Valuing Growth Opportunities is the result of collaboration between many individuals, institutions, and firms. We are very grateful to all the firms we interviewed for their valuable contributions and industry insights. Without everyone’s dedication and contributions, we would not have been able to develop this report.

 Project Team

  • Sean Doherty, Director, Head of Supply Chain & Transport Industry, World Economic Forum
  • Ronald Philip, Associate Director, Supply Chain & Transport Industry, World Economic Forum
  • Bon Tjeenk Willink, Case Team Leader, Bain & Company
  • Andres Correa, Associate Consultant, Bain & Company

 Project Directors

  • John Moavenzadeh, Senior Director, Head of Mobility Industries, World Economic Forum
  • Bernard Hoekman, Director, International Trade Department, World Bank
  • Selina Jackson, Special Representative to the World Trade Organization and the United Nations, World Bank
  • Mark Gottfredson, Partner, Bain & Company
  • Gerry Mattios, Principal, Bain & Company

Special Contributors

  • Thierry Geiger, Associate Director, Economist and Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum
  • Michael Ferrantino, Lead International Economist, United States International Trade Commission 
  • Marinos Tsigas, Lead International Economist, United States International Trade Commission
  • Beatriz Leycegui, Senior Fellow, Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico; Undersecretary for Foreign Trade (2006-2011), Mexico
  • Jean Francois Arvis, Senior Economist, World Bank

 Other Contributors

  • Margareta Drzeniek, Director, Senior Economist, Global Competitiveness Network
  • Global Agenda Council on Logistics & Supply Chains
  • Global Agenda Council on Global Trade & FDI
  • Special thanks to Nicole Tee, Jeremy Wertzer, Alice Nawfal (Bain & Company) and Rebecca Martin (World Bank)

 Survey Support Group

  • Transport Intelligence 
  • Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
  • Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
  • Freight Transport Association
  • Global Shippers Forum

Consultative Group

We would like to thank all the companies who participated in the case studies and the survey. We would also like to thank all participants in the workshops in Washington D.C., Geneva, Puerto Vallarta, Tianjin, Hong Kong, New Delhi and Dubai.

Back to Top
Subscribe for updates
A weekly update of what’s on the Global Agenda
Follow Us
About
Our Mission
Leadership and Governance
Our Members and Partners
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Communities
History
Klaus Schwab
Our Impact
Media
Pictures
A Global Platform for Geostrategic Collaboration
Careers
Open Forum
Contact Us
Mapping Global Transformations
Code of Conduct
World Economic Forum LLC
Sustainability
World Economic Forum Privacy Policy
Media
News
Accreditation
Subscribe to our news
Members & Partners
Member login to TopLink
Strategic Partners' area
Partner Institutes' area
Global sites
Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Open Forum
Global Shapers
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
EN ES FR 日本語 中文
© 2021 World Economic Forum
Privacy Policy & Terms of Service