8 articles in this issue
Beverley Kujava
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Stephen Carstens
AbstractCompanies tend to outsource transport to fleet management companies to increase efficiencies if transport is a non-core activity. The provision of fleet management services on contract introduces a certain amount of financial risk to the fleet man... see more
Emma Maspero,Esbeth van Dyk,Hans Ittmann
AbstractAs a direct result of the 9-11 New York attack all modes of freight and passengertransportation were scrutinised for vulnerabilities. Over 90% of international trade takes place via sea transport for at least some part of the supply chain and as a... see more
Charles Mbohwa
AbstractThis paper presents a historical background to the development of the railways in Zimbabwe and then discusses their current state. Besides being a landlocked country in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe has since 2000 been saddled with socio-economic and ... see more
I. N. Mouchili,G. C. Prinsloo
AbstractFor many years Africa has presented a gloomy socio-economic picture. The problems Africa faces are so complex and interlinked that a holistic approach is needed to address the issues. Africa is increasingly being marginalised from world developmen... see more
C. Sengpiehl,R. Oakden,P. Nagel,K. T.K. Toh,P. Shi
AbstractThis paper describes the emergence of logistics cities, which are geographical concentrations of related industries situated around one or more international trade gateways adjacent to a metropolitan area. Broadly, a logistics city comprises logis... see more
K. T.K. Toh,R. Oakden,P. Nagel,C. Sengpiehl,P. Shi
AbstractThis paper examines the role of an inland port particular to the outer regions of Melbourne, Australia. In this study, it has been experienced that the broad use of terminology, in the Melbourne context, has been a stumbling block. In its particul... see more
Esbeth van Dyk,Hans Ittman,Mario Marais,Isabel Mayar,Emma Maspero
AbstractThe importance of logistics and supply chain management for the South African economy was re-emphasised by the findings of the CSIR’s third annual State of Logistics Survey. To meet current and future demands, the research agenda for logistics nee... see more