ASSESSING A COUNTRY'S SECTOR-SPECIFIC LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF INDIA'S MARINE-PRODUCT SECTOR

Country-wise Logistics Performance Index (LPI) is insufficient to guide changing policies for different sectors with varied logistics requirements and perspectives. Each perspective has various measures, hence a battery of scales mandated measure the performance an individual sector like marine, agriculture, similar. For marine-product India, scores are transformed combined follow normal distributions enabling parametric analysis. A method sector-specific index (LPI-S) proposed addressing multi-dimensional, multi-scale response categories satisfying desired properties index. An empirical illustration given assess LPI-S in combining responses 141 Indian marine exporters nine dimensions. The generates continuous, monotonic data, dimension/battery normal. have better arithmetic aggregation admissibility, even if lengths dimensions different. In addition, it identifies critical dimensions, detects changes by longitudinal dimension-wise elasticity reflecting sensitivity dimension from snap-shot data. Irrespective types methodology uses on help policy makings separately improve efficiency. study identified eight crucial associated product logistics. these descending order importance were - Information system, Regulatory process, Safety & Security issues, Timeliness Completeness efficiency, Sustainability logistics, Operating conditions, facility pricing, Quality Logistic services, Transportation Networks infrastructure. Such ordering deciding priorities.