Factors Affecting Rail Transportation Service In Logistics Performance Case Of Ethio – Djibuoti Standard Guage Share Company (Edr)
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Factors affecting rail transportation service in logistics performance in case of Ethio – Djibouti
railways transport service in terms of World Bank logistics performance index were examined.
The study assesses the effects of customs clearance, Rail infrastructure, easy arranging shipment
price, service quality & competency of logistics service, tracking and tracing as well as
timeliness of rail transport. The geographical focus of the study is Addis Ababa– Djibouti
passenger & freight cargo rail transports in and out of Ethiopia. The study approach was both
quantitative and qualitative research approach. Based on the statics the correlation analysis, it
show that rail transport service have statistically significant effect on the logistics performance
cost. It is evident that at 95% confidence level that the independent variables of customs;
competence and quality of logistics service; Track and Trace & timeliness are highly significant.
The regression analysis further showed that that 64.2% of the alteration in EDR’s rail
transportation service affects logistics performance cost. On the other hand, it is evident that at
95% confidence level that the independent variables of customs, quality and competency of
logistics activities, trucking and tracing activities & timeliness activities have positive effect on
the logistics performance speed and are highly significant. The regression analysis showed that
65% of the alteration in EDR’s rail transportation service activities affects logistics performance
speed.
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transportation service activities, competence and quality of logistics service, logistics performance, speed and are highly significant