Logistical Friction & Displacement Cost
Structural assessment of displacement barriers. Measures the inherent resistance to moving the item across jurisdictions, defining the 'Logistical Floor'.
Logistical Friction & Displacement Cost has a meaningful correlation with overall industry risk (r = 0.42). Elevated scores on this attribute frequently accompany broader structural risk patterns.
Scoring Scale (0-5)
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0Intangible / Digital-Native
Purely informational transfer; exempt from physical border friction; governed by data sovereignty (RP05) rather than customs.
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1High Value-to-Weight
Extremely easy to move globally via any mode (e.g., microchips, jewelry, APIs); logistics is a negligible % of total cost.
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2Standard Intermodal
Optimized for global containerization or standard parcel networks; moderate weight/bulk.
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3Challenging / Low Value-to-Bulk
High transport cost relative to value; sensitive to freight rate spikes (e.g., bottled water, furniture).
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4Specialized Displacement
Requires non-standard heavy-lift, oversized handling, or specialized vessels (e.g., wind turbine blades).
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5Fixed / Non-Transportable
Structurally bound to a location; relocation is physically impossible or economically ruinous (e.g., raw ore at pit-head, local services).
Score Distribution
How 129 industries score on this attribute
Industry Examples
129 industriesReal industries from our analysis demonstrating each score level for Logistical Friction & Displacement Cost.
23 more industries
Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats ISIC 1040 Manufacture of refined petroleum products ISIC 1920 Manufacture of glass and glass products ISIC 2310 Manufacture of basic iron and steel ISIC 2410 Manufacture of communication equipment ISIC 2630 Manufacture of batteries and accumulators ISIC 2720 Manufacture of domestic appliances ISIC 2750 Manufacture of motor vehicles ISIC 2910 Manufacture of furniture ISIC 3100 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies ISIC 3250 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution ISIC 3510 Materials recovery ISIC 3830 Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation ISIC 4322 Sale of motor vehicles ISIC 4510 Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating ISIC 4711 Freight transport by road ISIC 4923 Passenger air transport ISIC 5110 Accommodation ISIC 55 Event catering ISIC 5621 Data processing, hosting and related activities ISIC 6311 Real estate activities with own or leased property ISIC 6810 Residential nursing care facilities ISIC 8710 Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled ISIC 881056 more industries
Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs ISIC 1020 Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits ISIC 1101 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel ISIC 1410 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products ISIC 2100 Manufacture of structural metal products ISIC 2511 Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment ISIC 2620 Manufacture of consumer electronics ISIC 2640 Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment ISIC 2651 Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment ISIC 2660 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus ISIC 2710 Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines ISIC 2811 Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment ISIC 2816 Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery ISIC 2821 Building of ships and floating structures ISIC 3011 Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock ISIC 3020 Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery ISIC 3030 Manufacture of jewellery and related articles ISIC 3211 Construction of buildings ISIC 4100 Construction of roads and railways ISIC 4210 Construction of utility projects ISIC 4220 Building completion and finishing ISIC 4330 Other specialized construction activities ISIC 4390 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles ISIC 4520 Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software ISIC 4651 Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles in specialized stores ISIC 4771 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet ISIC 4791 Courier activities ISIC 5320 Short term accommodation activities ISIC 5510 Restaurants and mobile food service activities ISIC 5610 Motion picture, video and television programme production activities ISIC 5911 Television programming and broadcasting activities ISIC 6020 Wireless telecommunications activities ISIC 6120 Other information technology and computer service activities ISIC 6209 Web portals ISIC 6312 Other credit granting ISIC 6492 Life insurance ISIC 6511 Non-life insurance ISIC 6512 Other activities auxiliary to financial service activities ISIC 6619 Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis ISIC 6820 Legal activities ISIC 6910 Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering ISIC 7210 Renting of video tapes and disks ISIC 7722 Activities of employment placement agencies ISIC 7810 Private security activities ISIC 8010 Combined facilities support activities ISIC 8110 General cleaning of buildings ISIC 8121 Defence activities ISIC 8422 Hospital activities ISIC 8610 Medical and dental practice activities ISIC 8620 Other human health activities ISIC 8690 Creative, arts and entertainment activities ISIC 9000 Library and archives activities ISIC 9101 Gambling and betting activities ISIC 9200 Operation of sports facilities ISIC 9311 Repair of computers and peripheral equipment ISIC 9511 Hairdressing and other beauty treatment ISIC 960232 more industries
Manufacture of dairy products ISIC 1050 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres ISIC 1311 Printing ISIC 1811 Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations ISIC 2023 Manufacture of plastics products ISIC 2220 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles ISIC 2930 Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages ISIC 3092 Repair of fabricated metal products ISIC 3311 Electrical installation ISIC 4321 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories ISIC 4530 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles ISIC 46 Sea and coastal freight water transport ISIC 5012 Warehousing and support activities for transportation ISIC 52 Warehousing and storage ISIC 5210 Beverage serving activities ISIC 5630 Sound recording and music publishing activities ISIC 5920 Wired telecommunications activities ISIC 6110 Other monetary intermediation ISIC 6419 Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy ISIC 6920 Management consultancy activities ISIC 7020 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy ISIC 7110 Technical testing and analysis ISIC 7120 Specialized design activities ISIC 7410 Veterinary activities ISIC 7500 Travel agency activities ISIC 7911 Landscape care and maintenance service activities ISIC 8130 Combined office administrative service activities ISIC 8211 Organization of conventions and trade shows ISIC 8230 Packaging activities ISIC 8292 Higher education ISIC 8530 Other education n.e.c. ISIC 8549 Activities of professional membership organizations ISIC 9412Archetype-Specific Considerations
This attribute has special risk drivers when applied to certain industry archetypes:
Driven by bits, code, and cognition. Zero marginal cost.
Risk Driver: Bandwidth Throttling & Packet Latency
Driven by movement, arbitrage, and working capital.
Risk Driver: Volumetric Weight & Bulk-Breaking Costs
Driven by physics, transformation, and CapEx.
Risk Driver: Out-of-Gauge (OOG) & Project Cargo Complexity
Related Strategies
Strategies that incorporate Logistics, Infrastructure & Energy pillar analysis (12 strategies):
Playbooks Using This Attribute
5 playbooks use LI01 in their feasibility checks:
Rules Using This Attribute
10 risk rules use LI01 in their trigger conditions: