- Title
- Supply chain efficacy for reefer cargo destined for Cape Town terminal
- Creator
- Tefu, Johanna
- Subject
- Business logistics -- South Africa -- Cape Town
- Subject
- Industrial procurement Physical distribution of goods Marine terminals -- South Africa -- Cape Town
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MBA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/43867
- Identifier
- vital:37066
- Description
- Economical earnings for South Africa rely severely on export earnings, which are dependent on the effectiveness and efficiency of the cold chain. Achieving an efficient, integrated, effective, collaborative, focused and proficient supply chain in the exporting of reefer cargo plays a pivotal role in growing a country’s economy. The purpose of this treatise is to develop a conceptual framework that can be adopted by the cold chain industry in South Africa to achieve supply chain efficacy for reefer cargo destined for Cape Town Terminal. A quantitative approach was adopted for the collection of data, as well as an in-depth literature review was conducted, where efficacy in a supply chain was studied. Variables that were explored in the study for the attainment of supply chain efficacy include; the reliability of the cold chain, communication, innovation, agility, asset management and the level of service quality. Information that was needed for the study was collected using a questionnaire and available literature. A questionnaire was used to determine key elements that are imperative in the development of a conceptual framework to ensure the attainment of supply chain efficacy. This study explores the necessary literature on the South Africa fruit industry, the cold chain and its participants, the SCOR process model and elements that determine supply chain efficacy. The study also explored the various dimensions of an integrated supply chain. The ideal conceptual framework was developed which was used to form a basis for the formulation of the questionnaire. The study comprised of 126 respondents and various statistical methods were used to analyse the conceptual model. Hereafter, a proposed conceptual model to measure supply chain efficacy was constructed. The model includes reliability, communication, innovation, asset management, and service quality, which have been tested to be determinants of supply chain efficacy. The study concludes with managerial recommendations that participants in the cold chain can adopt to achieve efficacy. Some of the recommendations include Port Terminals implementing control measures that will ensure proper and accurate pre-advice of reefer cargo, this is to take place prior to containers arriving at the terminal gate. Port Terminals and Shipping Lines to develop a platform e.g. an application whereby timeous and informative communication will be made available to industry when the port is faced with periods of high winds or any changes in vessel schedules. The fostering of partnerships that will make possible the opportunity for exploring Lean Six Sigma principles with efforts of improving export processes. The development of a performance tracking tool that can be used by the entire cold chain, so as to ascertain where improvement areas to the process are and implement immediate change. The industry to invest in extensive market research to examine and improve on fruit export trade. Focusing on strategies such as diversifying the market, this can be done as a result of the volatility of the sector. Port Terminals to explore possibilities of increasing rail activities for reefer containers. Controlling bodies such as the PPECB to conduct industry-wide training programmes for refining the handling of reefer cargo in aims of improving trade. The industry to also establish platforms were feedback would be given pertaining to the performance of the cold chain at the end of the reefer peak season, with variable action items. This treatise looks at proposing a conceptual framework that can be adopted to achieve supply chain efficacy for reefer cargo destined for the Cape Town Terminal. This study will enable the integration of the cold chain network in the Western Cape in order to meet fruit export demand and seasonality requirements.
- Format
- 135 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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