It's just amazing how far, wide and deep modern supply chains are extending. AMR reported on 15 Apr (M.Burkett, A.Reese) in a SCM webcast that 'Penetrating Emerging Markets" was the top priotiy for organizations based on a recent survey. I took this as both adding new consumers to their prospect-list as well as leveraging 'lower cost labor arbitrage". (Read '3 Billion Capitalists")

Supply Chain Quarterly reports that India and Brazil received the highest ranking of the logistics markets in developing nations

India tops the list of emerging nations that scores the attractiveness of logistics markets to foreign investors. Developed by the UK-based research firm Transport Intelligence, the new  Emerging Market Logistics Index rated 38 developing countries on 3 factors.

1. "Market size and growth attractiveness," considered a country's economic output, projected growth rate, and population size. 

2. "Market compatibility," which examined how well-matched a nation was with the services offered by global logistics providers. This includes a country's security levels, market accessibility, foreign direct investment, distribution of wealth and population, and development of its service sector.

3. "Connectedness," which rated the efficiency of customs and border controls, liner shipping connections, and transportation infrastructure.

India claimed the top spot due to its market size and growth prospects. Brazil is second because of its economic performance, good levels of market accessibility, and improving domestic and international transport connections. Are you there?

For more information see www.transportintelligence.com/articles_papers.

The top 10 emerging countries

1. India
2. Brazil
3. Indonesia
4. Mexico
5. Russia
6. Turkey
7. United Arab Emirates
8. Egypt
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Malaysia

Source: Transport Intelligence, The Emerging Markets Logistics Index, March 2010