Factors Affecting City Logistics System in Addis Ababa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Matiwos Ensermu(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Biniyam Ketema | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-23T10:56:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-23T10:56:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Logistics is a term that has evolved through time to encompass a wide range of activities and their contribution to society's long-term economic, social, and environmental growth. City logistics, on the other hand, is the process of transporting, storing, and delivering commodi-ties to customers/residents of metropolitan regions. The goal of this study paper is to identify variables that influence Addis Ababa's city logistics system. Addis Ababa city's population is growing at a rapid pace, necessitating parallel economic and social development. As Ethio-pia's and Africa's capital, the city requires a cutting-edge city logistics management system to meet the everyday demands and consumable commodities of its residents. The city, which spans over 540 thousand square kilometers and is divided into 11 sub-cities, is located in the geographic center of Ethiopia. The overarching purpose of this study is to evaluate the fac-tors that influence Addis Ababa's city logistics system. This study is descriptive since it aims to investigate the situation of city logistics in Addis Ababa as well as the link between numer-ous factors impacting city logistics in the city. To collect and evaluate data, however, a mixed-methods approach is used. From a practical aspect, the mixed-methods approach cap-tures both quantitative and qualitative data in the design, either sequentially or concurrently. The data was acquired using a five-point Likert scale with 35 items, an open-ended question-naire, and a structured interview question. The information was gathered from private and public logistics professionals that work in Addis Ababa's city logistics. 73.7 percent of the responses to this survey came from experts in public and private logistics operation services. Moreover, freight association managers in the private sector and unit heads in transportation authorities, who account for 6.5 percent and 16.4 percent of the respondents, respectively, who are operationally experienced professionals are included as well. In addition, the study includes 3.4 percent of the respondents who are familiar with the issue: researchers. The op-eration, infrastructure, information platform, and facilitation were the criteria chosen and examined based on the literature. They are positively connected from low to moderate levels. Any change in one of these characteristics will have a favorable impact on the other; they are interconnected. These four variables affect 52.6% of the logistics practice as per the regres-sion analysis result. In addition to these four concerns, the participants' additional variables affecting Addis Ababa's municipal logistics system included stakeholder awareness about the concept, insufficient regulatory framework, license and registration, and freight pricing. Fi-nally, the thesis makes a viable recommendation to address these issues. Key words: city logistics system, operational model, infrastructural network, information plat Form, facilitation. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/1890 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.title | Factors Affecting City Logistics System in Addis Ababa | |
| dc.type | Thesis |