Dry Port Logistics Performance Of Modjo Dry Port
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this researches study is evaluating the dry port logistics performance of Modjo
dry port. Dry port logistics performance measurement has become more complex due to the fact
that ports work today as nodes of global logistics chains. One of the great challenges of ports it
is how to measure their performance. The major problem observed in MDP is cargo delays and
waiting times at dry port. Ethiopia is one of landlocked country in Africa. Dry ports are
important for landlocked country to minimized transportation cost and competitive their export
product throughout the world. The country develop the dry ports for adequate supply chain
routine for end to end speedy trade facilitation, to increase the competitiveness of local
products , and to increase economic development.
In this paper present the inland Modjo dry port logistics performance. The study uses some
logistics activities and performance indicators for dry port logistics performance these are
Customer response, Inventory Planning & management, Transportation, Warehousing, Customs,
Port Infrastructures, Quality of logistics service, and Timeliness. Since the dry port is currently
used as one of facilitate international trade of the country product, to conduct this research the
research objective has study the logistics performance of Modjo dry port operation. The research
is descriptive and explanatory in its type the data was collected by distributing questioner for 83
sample port worker of Modjo dry port by random sampling technique. The data was analysed
using SPSS, EXCEL and the findings was presented by table, graph and chart. This research is
study on Modjo Dry port and future research study considers other dry ports of the country.
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Dry port, Performance Indicators, Port Infrastructure, throughput logistics