Trade facilitation through logistics performance :the enabling role of national government
Date
2011-11
Authors
Havenga, Jan H.
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Publisher
AOSIS OpenJournals
Abstract
Despite two decades of visionary policies, problems within South Africa’s freight
logistics system remain. Logistics costs are high, the current road and rail solutions
will be unable to meet long-term demand for freight transport sustainably, and rural
economies still do not have efficient access to the corridor transport network. This
article postulates that one of the core reasons for the state of affairs is the inability
of government to enable an optimally functioning freight logistics system. The main
challenges faced by government are identified and an intervention is proposed to
develop an overarching framework and implementation plan to address South Africa’s
long-term freight logistics needs.
Description
The original publication is available at http://www.jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/25
Keywords
Freight and freightage -- Government policy -- South Africa, Transportation -- Government policy -- South Africa
Citation
Havenga, J.H. 2012. Trade facilitation through logistics performance: the enabling role of national government. Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 123-148