Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

 
Business Process Analysis Guide
to Simplify Trade Procedures
(Updated September 2012)



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Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
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Trade Facilitation and Business Process Analysis

Introduction to the Business Process Analysis

Guide To Business Process Analysis To Simplify Trade Procedures
Phase I: Scope setting
Phase II: Data collection and process documentation
Phase III: Process analysis and recommendations development

Recommendations For Implementation

Concluding Remarks

Glossary

References

Annex:   Business Process Analysis of the Export of Jasmine Rice
in Thailand
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Last updated: 12 September 2012