U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Freight Policy and Movement Subcommittee Recommendation Improving U.S. Supply Chain Competitiveness through Freight Policy Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness DRAFT June 10, 2014 Freight Policy and Movement Subcommittee Recommendation Improving U.S. Supply Chain Competitiveness through Freight Policy Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness DRAFT June 10, /10/20141U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade AdministrationIntroduction The Subcommittee has adopted the following recommendation The Subcommittee recommends that the Advisory Committee approve and forward it to the Secretary of Commerce, for distribution to the Administration and appropriate Federal agencies DRAFT 6/10/2014 2U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Subcommittee Recommendation Subcommittee Recommendation Use supply chain performance measures when making public policy and investment decisions Use travel time, travel time reliability, and cost as the key measures of supply chain performance Develop analytical tools to measure end-to-end supply chain performance, and information dissemination mechanisms to deliver this to stakeholders DRAFT 6/10/2014 3U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Subcommittee Recommendation Subcommittee Recommendation Use supply chain performance measures at the o Industry level o Metropolitan level o State and multijurisdictional level o National level, and o North American level to make strategic investment decisions that improve U.S. supply chain competitiveness DRAFT 6/10/2014 4U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Next Steps Next Steps If Committee consensus is reached today, the recommendation will be further reviewed during the next Subcommittee call (scheduled for late July 2014) The final version of the recommendation will be presented for Committee discussion and deliberation at the next Committee meeting (scheduled for September 11, 2014) DRAFT 6/10/2014 5U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration