Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management  

Stephen Kruger,Rose Luke

AbstractThe Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management at the University of Johannesburg proudly presents to you Volume 9, 2015, of the Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management (JTSCM), an accredited publication unique to South Africa.

Jacobus N. Cronjé

AbstractBackground: Since logistics emerged as an applied discipline during the latter part of the 20th century, there has been an increased need for skills development in logistics and supply chain management. However, literature suggests a general short... see more

Oswald Atiga,Christopher J. Adafula,Joseph D. Nyeadi

AbstractBackground: This article examined the unserviceable assets disposal practices of five polytechnics (tertiary educational institutions) in Ghana.Objectives: The aim was to determine the extent of statutory compliance, and the degree to which value ... see more

Marian Tukuta,Fanny Saruchera

AbstractBackground: Until recently, procurement was seen as a necessity only. In fact, in many developing economies the profession is still being treated as a ‘back-office’ function. However, not much has been done to explore and address challenges fac... see more

Abel Dzuke,Micheline J.A. Naude

AbstractBackground: State Procurement Board procedures and the public procurement process have been blamed for the lagging behind of government projects that impact on public service delivery in Zimbabwe.Objectives: This article provides insight into ch... see more

Si Li,Tim Hathaway,Yue Wu,Udechukwu Ojiako,Alasdair Marshall

AbstractBackground: Robotic vehicles such as straddle carriers represent a popular form of cargo handling amongst container terminal operators.Objectives: The purpose of this industry-driven study is to model preventative maintenance (PM) influences on th... see more

Hans W. Ittmann

AbstractBackground: Change is inevitable and as supply chain managers prepare for the future they face many challenges. Two major trends over the last few years are the growing importance of ‘big data’ and analysing these data though ‘analytics’. The da... see more

Angela A. D’amato,Sipho Kgoed,Grant Swanepoel,Jacobus Walters,Adri Drotskie,Peter J. Kilbourn

AbstractBackground: Logistics service providers (LSPs) are becoming increasingly involved in their clients’ businesses. Beyond just providing vehicles and buildings, LSPs are now becoming involved with knowledge-related work that is connected to the tradi... see more

Musenga F. Mpwanya,Cornelius H. (Neels) van Heerden

AbstractBackground: Many industries, including the mobile phone industry, experience a surge in supply chain (SC) costs in the provision of products and services to their customers. Despite this, only a few studies have been conducted on SC cost reduction... see more

Naomi Bloem,Wilna L. Bean

AbstractBackground: Companies have often relinquished the control of important business functions to outside suppliers for the sake of short-term savings and because of the lack of use of proper decision-making methods within the business.Objectives: This... see more

Francis Ojadi,Jackie Walters

AbstractBackground: Since the past two decades, the Lagos seaports have experienced vessel and storage yard cargo congestion, resulting in dwell times of about 30 days for containerised imports and high trade logistics costs.Objectives: The purpose of thi... see more

Orestes Peristeris,Peter J. Kilbourn,Jacobus Walters

AbstractBackground: In an increasingly competitive business world, businesses need to be able to measure the effectiveness of their supply chain management process practices against proven best practice frameworks. A number of these frameworks exist inter... see more

Johanna A. Badenhorst-Weiss,Beverley J. Waugh

AbstractBackground: Supply chains in South Africa operate in a challenging business environment. This environment influences the efficiency and effectiveness of South African businesses and supply chains. These factors further influence the competitivenes... see more

Jan H. Havenga,Leila L. Goedhals-Gerber,Anneke de Bod,Zane Simpson

AbstractBackground: Logistics costs are most commonly measured on a national level. An understanding of the provincial logistics landscape can add significant value both to provincial and national policy interventions; such measurements are however scarce... see more

Leila L. Goedhals-Gerber,Laura Haasbroek,Heinrich Freiboth,F. Esbeth van Dyk

AbstractBackground: South Africa exports a large variety of different fruit types and cultivars worldwide. Yet, there is concern in the South African fruit industry that too much fruit and money is lost each year due to breaks along the fresh fruit export... see more

David Pooe,Chengedzai Mafini,Vandrys W. Loury-Okoumba

AbstractBackground: The assessment of supplier performance is an important activity for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) as they adopt and implement plans and policies aimed at enhancing their performance in order to achieve sustainable competitive adva... see more

Annelize Wiese,Rose Luke,Gert J. Heyns,Noleen M. Pisa

AbstractBackground: Whilst there are separate streams of established research on lean, green and best practice initiatives, the intersection of these three strategic principles has not been addressed extensively in the past.Objectives: In this study a fra... see more

Aletta S. Tolmay,Johanna A. Badenhorst-Weiss

AbstractBackground: The automotive industry is characterised by a network of long term collaborative agreements between component suppliers and assemblers. For collaboration to be successful trust between the supply chain partners is vital. Although many ... see more

Ernest Bhero,Alwyn Hoffman,Kabanda Lusanga,Arno de Coning

AbstractBackground: Improved operational efficiency is important to role players in cross-border logistics and trade corridors. Cargo owners and cargo forwarders have been particularly concerned about long delays in the processing and clearing of cargo at... see more

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