A Local Perspective to the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Concept

Cedilnik, Marko; Ramšak, Rok

doi:10.4335/11.3.673-685(2013)

“…In this regard, Customs administrations seek to build a culture where companies voluntarily meet with AEO obligations. In order to achieve this, Customs administrations generally provide a number of benefits, such as, less bureaucratic processes and reduce border clearance time among others and firms compromise they can manage the safety of their supply chains (Liu et al, 2010;Cedilnik et al, 2013).…”

Section: Actors' Role In Authorised Economic Operator Programmesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The firms' role is to fulfil the requirements of the AEO programme. This is generally done by completing applications that involve providing a self-assessment of the business operations, demonstrating historical compliance and financial solvency, showing businesses can selfmanage the security of their supply chain, and maintaining status as a legal business entity (Janowska-Bucka, 2008;Cedilnik et al, 2013). In addition, AEO programmes place the responsibility of secure supply chain practices on the certified firms.…”

Section: Actors' Role In Authorised Economic Operator Programmesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some scholars claim that these partnerships generate a "win-win" situation where governments offer international trade facilitation for safety of global supply chains and firms adopt rather strict standards of compliance in exchange for faster and disruption free international logistics (Liu et al, 2010;Cedilnik & Ramsak, 2013). Others argue that programmes based on voluntary compliance and self-regulation produce efficiency but do so by placing responsibility on the firm to maintain the continuity of the adopted best practices (Christmann & Taylor, 2006;Jamali, 2010).…”

Section: Chapter One: Research Introduction 11 Research Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Impact of application factors of the AEO program on its performance

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Purpose In a changing trade landscape, global trade transaction relies on a global supply-chain network. Customs clearance to cross borders is critical to enhancing the competitiveness of both importers and exporters. As such, each country has adopted an authorized economic operator (AEO) program to promote the security of both imported and exported cargo as well as expedite freight movements. The purpose of this paper is to discover the factors which should be taken into account to utilize an AEO program, and to look at the causal relations between these factors. Design/methodology/approach This study conducted a survey on 201 AEO programs in Korea. With partial least squares, the structure model is tested using the coefficient value of the determination of the dependent variable, explained by the sign and scale of the path coefficient, statistical significance, and leading variable. Moreover, this study performed bootstrap re-sampling to verify all paths and significance. Findings It was found that AEO external pressure, training capacity, and sustainability are shown to have a significant impact on AEO performance. Furthermore, for the group with a high level of AEO application, training capacity and AEO sustainability are shown to have a greater effect on AEO performance. For the group with a low level of AEO application, internal regulation is shown to have a bigger impact on AEO performance. Originality/value This study sets itself apart from previous ones in that it examines AEO application for trade security and facilitation with regard to customs, which would affect global supply-chain management.

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A Local Perspective to the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Concept

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