Influence of trade facilitation Influence of trade facilitation on Supply Chain on Supply Chain

Management in RussiaManagement in Russia

Frank W. Müller, CEO ASSTRA – Associated Traffic AGFrank W. Müller, CEO ASSTRA – Associated Traffic AG

Supply Chain ManagementSupply Chain ManagementSupply Chain Management is the movement of Supply Chain Management is the movement of goods, information and services in the minimal goods, information and services in the minimal

time for the minimal costs. time for the minimal costs.

From From raw material supplierraw material supplier to a factory to a factory

in a in a factoryfactory

in transit in transit from factory to factoryfrom factory to factory

in transit from factory to in transit from factory to distributordistributor and to and to endcostumersendcostumers

raw material supplier

Consumerfactory factory Distributor

Trade facilitationTrade facilitationIs the surrounding given by the state to Is the surrounding given by the state to fulfil the flow of goods, information and fulfil the flow of goods, information and

services.services.

raw material supplier

Consumerfactory factory Distributor

•Quotas•Licences•Certifications

•National conformities•Legal harmonization•Quality requirements

•Cert. of origine•Reexport•Prod. requirements

•Free information flow•National secrets•Labour restrictions

•Duties•Taxes•Doc. requirements

•Border controlls•Costums clearance•Freedom of material flow•Transit

Problems seen today !Problems seen today !

Standartised DocumentsStandartised Documents Shorter and simplier TransitShorter and simplier Transit Import and Export controllImport and Export controll Border controllBorder controll Costums Services as ServiceCostums Services as Service Flexibility in the countryFlexibility in the country Corruption and black importCorruption and black import

Habits and people !Habits and people !

Habit of inhabitantsHabit of inhabitants

The way state employees behaveThe way state employees behave

Inefficiancy in technology and personalInefficiancy in technology and personal

CorruptionCorruption

Never ending circle of cause and effectNever ending circle of cause and effect ! !

Standartisation of Standartisation of documentsdocuments

Standart documents are equial but used different Standart documents are equial but used different „word by word“„word by word“

Certain documents are not yet standartisedCertain documents are not yet standartisedLanguage problem Language problem

Problem how to use the standart documentsProblem how to use the standart documents

Facit: Facit: It is not enough to standartise the It is not enough to standartise the

documents. Also people have to get used documents. Also people have to get used to work with them.to work with them.

Simpliest controll with Simpliest controll with maximal effectmaximal effect

Border controll take to long timeBorder controll take to long timeControll on deliverance are built on untrustControll on deliverance are built on untrust

Document controll should start with international Document controll should start with international information exchangeinformation exchange

Controll on payment of costums Controll on payment of costums Controll of the product could be computerisedControll of the product could be computerised

Facit: Facit: With a full computerised controll – trade actions With a full computerised controll – trade actions

(Import and Export) could be much simplier(Import and Export) could be much simplier

Costums Service as Costums Service as ServiceService

The understanding of the costumes and boarder The understanding of the costumes and boarder employees should be client orientated to reach the employees should be client orientated to reach the

goals of the state and of clients: goals of the state and of clients:

The state should simplify the way to make costums The state should simplify the way to make costums clearance and pass the boarder for professional clearance and pass the boarder for professional

clients. (Selection like in every business)clients. (Selection like in every business)The state should support the simpliest and quickest The state should support the simpliest and quickest

way to bring the goods to the costumers.way to bring the goods to the costumers.

The base for this is an equal treatmentThe base for this is an equal treatment

Flexibility in the countryFlexibility in the country

If the goods entered the country – If the goods entered the country – they should be free and flexible to be they should be free and flexible to be

moved.moved.

Corruption and Black importCorruption and Black import

The best set of Trade Facilitations is The best set of Trade Facilitations is worthless as long as importers or worthless as long as importers or

exporters are not used equaly.exporters are not used equaly.