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- Weak Links in the City Logistics System of Addis Ababa
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1 Addis Ababa University, College of Business & Economics, School of Commerce, ET
1 Addis Ababa University, College of Business & Economics, School of Commerce, ET
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Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems, Vol 9, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 50-61Abstract
Addis Ababa City is geographically positioned at the center and is the economic, political, and social hub of Ethiopia. This has created significant traffic congestion and environmental pollution, and put Addis Ababa’s livability, mobility, and sustainability in question for most residents. Logistics system in Addis Ababa is as good as its weakest link. The study presents factors attributed to the weak links in the city logistics of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that considers issues of mobility, livability, and sustainability as requirements for a metropolitan city such as Addis Ababa. Delphi technique that comprises 22 experts from logistics profession, practitioners, and academia was selected to rate their perception of the current bottlenecks (weak links) in the city logistics of Addis Ababa. In addition to empirical literature, observation of traffic congestion at roundabouts, participant observation, five key informants, and secondary data sources were further used to draw conclusions and forward recommendations. Inadequacy of pedestrian roads design, substandard roundabout design, inadequate parking facilities, the prevalence of old vehicles due to lack of green transport policy, lack of scheduled logistics service providers among public transport, and freight logistics at different time made city of Addis Ababa below standard in terms of livability, mobility, and sustainability.Keywords
City Logistics, Pedestrians, Roads Design, Weak Link, Green Transport Policy.
- Value Chain Analysis of Coffee in Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia, with Focus on Farmers Cooperatives
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1 Lecturer, Department of Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Collage of Business & Economics, Dilla University, ET
2 Associate Professor, Department of Logistics & Supply Chain Management, College of Business & Economics, School of Commerce, Addis Ababa University, ET
1 Lecturer, Department of Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Collage of Business & Economics, Dilla University, ET
2 Associate Professor, Department of Logistics & Supply Chain Management, College of Business & Economics, School of Commerce, Addis Ababa University, ET
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Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems, Vol 9, No 4 (2020), Pagination: 1-9Abstract
Yirgacheffe coffee is among the high value coffee varieties grown in Southern Ethiopia, a region known for its quality coffee. The study was conducted to analyse coffee value chain in the Gedeo zone Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (YCFCU). Primary data was collected from 121 sampled coffee producers. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis methods were employed to analyse the data. The results of descriptive analysis showed that relationship, actor roles, access to market, government policy, financial, competition, and human and physical resources are some of the problems in the coffee value chain. The result from correlation analysis indicated that actors’ roles, marketing relations, competition, government, and market issue significantly affect performance of coffee value chain. The relative importance of marketing relations is higher than other independent variables. The implication is that actors should take an active role in managing all aspects of their performance of value chain analysis of coffee in the study area.Keywords
Coffee, Value Chain, Cooperative Union, EthiopiaReferences
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