Ensermu, Matiwos (PhD)Woubshet, Mesay2018-10-292023-11-042018-10-292023-11-042017-04http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/13357Most authors agree that project management is about achieving time, cost and quality targets, within the context of overall strategic and tactical client requirements, by using project resources. Some degree of risk always exists in the project, such as in technical, test, logistics, production, engineering, and other areas. With this in mind, this research aims to assess the logistics practice in project context, the case of Telecom Expansion Project (TEP). Based on ethio telecom’s logistics responsibility and literature reviews, the study identified four logistic factors for the assessment. These includes: warehouse, transportation, customs clearance and integration. The researcher used survey questionnaire and open ended interview to collect data from respondents that have been part of the expansion project. To select respondents, both probability and non-probability sampling techniques have been used. The data analysis is conducted through descriptive, correlation and multiple regression statistical technique using Statistical Package for the Social Science software (SPSS). The analysis and findings show that the transportation management system of the company has resulted in inefficient logistics practice. Warehouses were also inefficient in space utilization and performance and productivity of the warehouses suffered as the operations were manually carried. To some level, special permit from statutory bodies/agencies, and high loading down time at the port of Djibouti have been identified as unreasonable source of clearance delays. Further the finding revealed that project performance can be predicted from logistics factors. Finally the study recommended that consideration of logistics factors needs early involvement in the project design phase. Furthermore, since the telecom projects are relatively big and spend a lot of money on logistics, smaller improvements can generate large savings.en-USProject ManagementLogisticsCustoms ClearanceThesis