Mulugeta, Aklile (2017) Determinants of Multimodal Transport Effectiveness: The Case of Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Multimodal transport system is modern transport and freight distribution system all over the world is tending towards the adoption of best practices, those are reliable, timely and cost effectively. Multimodal transport between sea, road and rail, has received a large interest in recent years. Hence, this research focused on the determinants factors of multimodal transport effectiveness. And then how these factors affect multimodal effectiveness. Primary data were collected with a structured questionnaire and interview as a data collection instrument was used and supported by secondary data. Out of the 228 questionnaires distributed only 200 were successfully returned back. Descriptive and inferential statistics analysis method were used to analysis the outputs (i.e. mean, ANOVA, t-tests and regression) using SPSS Software. Five determinant factors of multimodal effectiveness (i.e. transit cost, transit time, logistics infrastructures, services reliability and cargo safety and liability) were analyzed. Based on the findings of the research most of the respondents were dissatisfied on fairness of transit cost, moderately agreed on the infrastructures, service reliability and transit time, and agree on the cargo safety and liability.Hence, based on the findings of the research it is possible to conclude that shortages of logistics infrastructures which result in increased transit cost and time.It also indicate that transit cost, transit time, logistics infrastructure and service reliability have significant impact on multimodal effectiveness. In addition, least square regression showed that 65 percentage of the variability of multimodal effectiveness was explained by the independent variables. Lastly, the researcher recommends Ethiopian Shipping Logistics Service Enterprise, should improve information technology infrastructures and equipped all the ports and terminals latest machineries and facilities in the future. Furthermore, remove double costs and should provide one stop services for the effectiveness of multimodal transport system.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Tim Khabala |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2018 12:40 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2018 12:40 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5254 |
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