Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management  

Stephen Kruger,Hans W. Ittmann

AbstractThe Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management at the University of Johannesburg proudly presents to you volume 8, 2014, of the Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management (JTSCM), an accredited publication which is unique to South A... see more

Theuns F.J. Oosthuizen

AbstractA lack of optimum selection and application of decision-making techniques, in conjunction with suitable decision-making practice and perception of employees in a transport work environment demands attention to improve overall performance. Although... see more

Alexander May,Adrian Anslow,Udechukwu Ojiako,Yue Wu,Alasdair Marshall,Maxwell Chipulu

AbstractThis article sought to facilitate the optimisation of key performance measures utilised for demand management in air cargo operations. The focus was on the Revenue Management team at Virgin Atlantic Cargo and a fuzzy group decision-makin... see more

Ayanda M. Vilakazi,Krishna K. Govender

AbstractThis study, which is a deviation from the usual practice of using SERVQUAL or an adaptedversion thereof, uses McKnight, Pagano and Paaswell’s (1986) service quality dimensions,namely reliability; extent of service; comfort; safety; and affordabili... see more

Jackie Walters

AbstractFor many years the South African government has put forward policies and strategies to improve and promote public transport. Despite this, very little has changed over the last 30 years, although projects such as the Gautrain high-speed rail servi... see more

R.I. David Pooe,Khomotso Mhelembe

AbstractAs with most mining activities, the mining of manganese and phosphate has serious consequences for the environment. Despite a largely adequate and progressive framework for environmental governance developed since 1994, few mines have integrated s... see more

Tatenda Mbara,Smart Dumba,Tapiwa Mukwashi

AbstractCities in the developing world are growing both geographically and demographically. Thisgrowth has increased pressure on services, including the public transport systems used bythe majority of people. In the last two decades public transport provi... see more

Rose Luke,Gert J. Heyns

AbstractSouth Africa has one of the highest incidences of road accidents in the world. Most accidents are avoidable and are caused by driver behaviour and errors. The purpose of this article was to identify the riskiest driver behaviours in commercial fle... see more

Craig Voortman,K. Mercy Makhitha

AbstractExternal factors such as blurring market boundaries, escalating customer diversity and increasing global competitive threats have forced businesses to build strategies around key products and formulate market-driven strategies that are integrated ... see more

Moitswadi Mofokeng,Rose Luke

AbstractThe delivery of services through the procurement of goods and services requires proper strategic leadership and management processes. Inappropriate planning, under-spending of budgets and ineffective procurement form part of the root causes of poo... see more

Jan H. Havenga,Zane P. Simpson,Anneke de Bod

AbstractDuring the 20th century, freight transport in South Africa was employed to attain politicoeconomic ideals, resulting in the overprotection of rail and overregulation of road transport. Increasing industry pressure, combined with the international ... see more

Prince D. Ugo

AbstractThis study evaluated commuter uptake of the bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Cape Town,South Africa. As a stated preference survey was not carried out prior to the launch of the new BRT system in the City of Cape Town, it became difficult to asse... see more

Stephen Carstens

AbstractThe ground access mode used by air passengers to an airport has a vital impact on infrastructural and environmental decisions. An important aspect of a passenger’s mode choice is the sensitivity to factors such as access time and access cost. The ... see more

Nerissa Govender,Thokozani P. Mbhele

AbstractThe underlying port operations in Durban, South Africa, epitomise intense global competitiveness in the intermodal logistics chain. The link between containerisation and theroad transport network can falter as a result of the dynamics of the logis... see more

Jan H. Havenga,Zane P. Simpson,Anneke de Bod,Nadia M. Viljoen

AbstractA country’s competitiveness can be severely hampered by an uncompetitive freight logistics system. During the first decade of the 21st century, two in-depth models were developed for South Africa which provide a framework for measuring and improvi... see more

Christopher J. Savage,Logan Fransman,Andrew K. Jenkins,Colin G. Bamford

AbstractMany developing countries wish to become the ‘gateway’ to a region or part of a continent.One strategy involves encouraging logistics cluster development. These hubs support global supply chains and may enable the economic growth of the host count... see more

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