| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 1 INTRODUCTION | 第10-16页 |
| 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE RESEARCH | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 MOTIVATION OF THE RESEARCH:CANAL EXPANSION AS A GAME CHANGER | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT | 第12页 |
| 1.4 RESEARCH REFERENCES | 第12-13页 |
| 1.5 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES | 第13页 |
| 1.6 IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPIC | 第13-14页 |
| 1.7 RESEARCH STATEMENT | 第14-16页 |
| 2 PANAMA CANAL AND LOGISTICS DESCRIPTION | 第16-46页 |
| 2.1 CURRENT DESCRIPTION OF PANAMA CANAL | 第16-32页 |
| 2.1.1 U.S.Historical Interest | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Current Challenge of Panama Canal | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.3 Current Practices | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.4 Traffic Figures | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.5 Economic Effects of Panama Canal Expansion | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.6 Containerized Growth Demand | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.7 Main Ports for Panama Canal | 第25-27页 |
| 2.1.8 Current Overview of Panama Canal Expansion | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.9 Ports Infrastructure Investments on the Region | 第28-31页 |
| 2.1.10 Third Set of Locks—Changes to Come | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2 LOGISTICS CONCEPT DEFINITION | 第32-33页 |
| 2.3 PHASES OF LOGISTICS | 第33-40页 |
| 2.3.1 Logistics as a functional specialization | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.2 Logistics as a coordinative function | 第35-36页 |
| 2.3.3 Logistics as enabler of process orientation | 第36-37页 |
| 2.3.4 Logistics as a supply chain management | 第37-38页 |
| 2.3.5 Performance effects of logistics development | 第38-40页 |
| 2.3.6 Distribution | 第40页 |
| 2.4 PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION AS A GAME CHANGER ON SUPPLY CHAIN | 第40-46页 |
| 2.4.1 Supply Chains:Diversication and Differentiation | 第43-44页 |
| 2.4.2 The Toll Conundrum | 第44-46页 |
| 3 DATA & U.S.COTTON INDUSTRY ANALYSIS | 第46-59页 |
| 3.1 COTTON | 第46页 |
| 3.2 U.S COTTON INDUSTRY OVERVIEW | 第46-49页 |
| 3.2.1 Recent data | 第47-48页 |
| 3.2.2 Exports | 第48-49页 |
| 3.2.3 Cotton production by state | 第49页 |
| 3.3 U.S COTTON BALE DIMENSIONS | 第49-51页 |
| 3.4 COTTON TRADE BETWEEN CHINA AND U.S | 第51-54页 |
| 3.5 BRAZIL AS THE MAIN COMPETITIVE TREATS TO U.S COTTON INDUSTRY | 第54-55页 |
| 3.6 PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION AS A GAME CHANGER ON THE COTTON TRADE | 第55-59页 |
| 4 METHOD OF SPATIAL PRICE EQUILIBRIUM | 第59-68页 |
| 4.1 Statement of the Method | 第60-61页 |
| 4.2 Cotton Model Case Study | 第61-62页 |
| 4.3 Problem Procedure Approach | 第62页 |
| 4.4 Model Data | 第62-68页 |
| 5 RESULTS ANALYSIS | 第68-80页 |
| 5.1 Effects on Flow Patterns and Exports | 第70-73页 |
| 5.2 U.S. Warehouse Prices and Revenue | 第73-78页 |
| 5.3 U.S. Cotton Competitiveness in the World Market | 第78-80页 |
| 6 CONCLUSION | 第80-82页 |
| REFERENCE | 第82-88页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第88-89页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGE | 第89页 |
