Performance Status of Uzbekistan Logistics : Problems and Strategies for Development

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Many underdeveloped countries have great potential in the logistics and transportation industries but due to the poor conditions of different aspects of the industry, there are not enough resources and facilities to provide the proper level of the performance. One such country is Uzbekistan, which is situated in the central part of the Eurasian continent and in the middle of its transport network. Through the country pass many corridors to Europe, the Russian Federation, China, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and others. Uzbekistan has beneficial characteristics and logistics potential that makes the country a good place to invest and a good location for Euro-Asian trade and business development.
The current study reviews Uzbekistan’s current logistics performance status, providing background information and analysis of development trends in activity during past decade, including major features of the economy, transportation and other logistics related areas. The most important contributions and potentially beneficial projects of the industry have been extracted and presented for the further development of Uzbekistan’s logistics activity. Accordingly, information is given concerning ideas for an ambitious logistics project between Korea and Uzbekistan. This project concerns Navoi Cargo Terminal, which could be devoted to becoming a logistics hub for the promotion of Euro-Asian international trade.
The state of Uzbekistan’s logistics directly impacts upon the ability of their international partners to provide efficient transportation and trade. Therefore the logistics activity of the country needs to become more developed and mature in order to create a proper platform for business activities. The presented work describes the problematic and underdeveloped areas of logistic management and transportation performance in Uzbekistan, viewed internally and externally. The positive and negative features of logistics maintenance, and the factors that indicate the development of the activity, were established for detailed study and categorized into three clusters. The clusters are presented schematically to reveal the interdependency and origin of each problem. By combining the practical and theoretical experience of countries, international firms, and researchers successful in logistics, theoretical and practical methods are suggested for the salvation of the present situation.
The second branch of the research is dedicated to providing background information on Korean-Uzbekistan collaboration and business projects which can stimulate further partnership. As Uzbekistan is an attractive investment asset for Korea (not only due to its bountiful natural resources), there are a great number of Korean companies in the country opened as joint-ventures. Uzbekistan’s logistics is developing under the influence of Korean logistics companies, adopting experience and skills from its foreign partners. Meanwhile, more efficient logistics performance expands new business fields and opens affordable markets for Korean companies. The improvements provide more effective and convenient transportation that accelerate trade and lead to higher profitability, while Uzbekistan’s economy grows with international investment. This relationship leads to a win-win situation for both of the countries

국문 초록 (Abstract)

우즈베키스탄은 지난 5년 동안 GDP 성장률이 8.42%에 달할 만큼 빠르게 성
장하고 있다. 우즈베키스탄은 옛날부터 ‘실크로드’상의 전략 요충지에 자리잡아
아시아와 유럽을 연결시키는 무역 통로의 역할을 해오고 있으며, 우리나라와의
무역은 우리나라가 2010년 14억불의 무역수지 흑자를 기록하였고, 수출액 또한
지난 10년 동안 매년 20.1%씩 증가하고 있다. 최근에는 한진그룹의 대한항공이
우즈벡 항공과 공동으로 Navoi 자유무역지역에 국제항공화물터미널을 건설하고
있어서, 물류 분야에서 한-우즈벡간의 협력을 돈독히 하고 있다. 하지만, 현재의
우즈베키스탄 물류 실태를 대변하는 물류 성과지표로서 아시아개발은행의 보고
에 의하면 2007년 150개국 가운데 129위, 2010년 68위의 실적을 보여 개선은
많이 되었지만 여전히 개선의 여지가 크다고 하겠다.
본 연구에서는 낙후된 우즈베키스탄의 물류 환경이 지금보다 개선되면 긍국
적으로는 양국간에 win-win 요인으로 작용될 것이라는 인식하에, 우즈베키스탄
이 갖고 있는 물류 분야의 제 문제를 살펴보고 이들을 세 가지 카테고리(정부 주
도하에 해결되어야 할 문제, 민간 주도 문제, 정부-민간 협력 문제)로 구분/나열
한 후, 각 분야별로 바람직한 발전 방향과 방안에 대하여 살펴보았다.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES iii
• 1. Tables iii
• 2. Figures iii
• ABSTRACT v
• Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION 1
• 1. Literature survey 5
• Ⅱ. UZBEKISTAN LOGISTICS and TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE 10
• 1. General background 10
• 2. Logistics performance 13
• 3. Transportation performance 15
• 4. Major logistics projects of Uzbekistan 17
• 5. Korean-Uzbekistan collaboration 20
• a. Korean-Uzbekistan relationship and collaboration projects 20
• b. Navoi International Cargo Terminal 22
• Ⅲ. CLUSTER CLASSIFICATION of UZBEKISTAN LOGISTICS PROBLEMS 25
• 1. Establishment of clusters 25
• 2. Government related obstacles 28
• 3. Private logistics issues 36
• 4. Resulting logistics issues 41
• Ⅳ. WAYS OF UZBEKISTAN LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT 46
• 1. Suggested solutions for listed problems 46
• 2. Strategic approaches 55
• Ⅴ. CONCLUSION 58
• [REFERENCES] 61
• [국문초록] 64