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The ability to transport goods quickly, economically and reliably is vital to a nation’s prosperi... more The ability to transport goods quickly, economically and reliably is vital to a nation’s
prosperity and capacity to compete in global market.
Ethiopia is a landlocked country in East Africa with a land area of about 1.13 million
square kilometers and a population of about 82.8 million. 85 percent of the population
is living in rural areas and the economy of the country is based mainly on agriculture
accounting for 45 percent of GDP, 80 percent of exports and 80 percent of
employment.
Ethiopian logistics system is characterized by poor logistics management system and
lack of coordination of goods transport, low level of development of logistics
infrastructure and inadequate fleets of freight vehicles in number and age, damage and
quality deterioration of goods while handling, transporting and in storage. This coupled
with lack of sea port resulted in poor linkage of producers (farmers) to the consumers
(market) and non-competitiveness of Ethiopian goods on global market, which
compromised livelihood of the people and economy of the country. There is very high
rate of traffic accident (first in the world) and congestion in cities and at city
inlets/outlets to which freight vehicles contribute significantly. Efficient and effective
logistics system needs to be put in place to solve these socio-economic problems.
The objective of this work is to assess the current status of logistics practices in
Ethiopia with the aim of identifying the gaps, potentials and constraints for
development of effective and efficient logistics system. To meet this objective,
qualitative assessment of the soft and hardware of logistics, freight logistics and
transport companies, organizations dealing with documentation of import and export
goods and case studies of specific supply chains of major goods in Ethiopia are made.
Information from secondary sources is used to carry out the assessment.
Presence of road of high density and quality makes efficient distribution of goods easy.
Customer orientation, low level bureaucracy at customs and trade facilitations expedite
goods flow. Availability of skilled manpower, conducive labor regulations and
business environment promotes economic activities. On most of these criteria,
Ethiopian logistics system is found to be poor.
There is urgent need for research on the problems, for which Excellence Center for
Freight Transport and Logistics in Ethiopia (EthioLog) is established. Intermodal
transport system is the best solution and commencement of construction of 10, 000 km
rail line is an opportunity to use road-rail integrated intermodal transport system to
solve the logistics problems of the country.
The ability to transport goods quickly, economically and reliably is vital to a nation’s prosperi... more The ability to transport goods quickly, economically and reliably is vital to a nation’s
prosperity and capacity to compete in global market.
Ethiopia is a landlocked country in East Africa with a land area of about 1.13 million
square kilometers and a population of about 82.8 million. 85 percent of the population
is living in rural areas and the economy of the country is based mainly on agriculture
accounting for 45 percent of GDP, 80 percent of exports and 80 percent of
employment.
Ethiopian logistics system is characterized by poor logistics management system and
lack of coordination of goods transport, low level of development of logistics
infrastructure and inadequate fleets of freight vehicles in number and age, damage and
quality deterioration of goods while handling, transporting and in storage. This coupled
with lack of sea port resulted in poor linkage of producers (farmers) to the consumers
(market) and non-competitiveness of Ethiopian goods on global market, which
compromised livelihood of the people and economy of the country. There is very high
rate of traffic accident (first in the world) and congestion in cities and at city
inlets/outlets to which freight vehicles contribute significantly. Efficient and effective
logistics system needs to be put in place to solve these socio-economic problems.
The objective of this work is to assess the current status of logistics practices in
Ethiopia with the aim of identifying the gaps, potentials and constraints for
development of effective and efficient logistics system. To meet this objective,
qualitative assessment of the soft and hardware of logistics, freight logistics and
transport companies, organizations dealing with documentation of import and export
goods and case studies of specific supply chains of major goods in Ethiopia are made.
Information from secondary sources is used to carry out the assessment.
Presence of road of high density and quality makes efficient distribution of goods easy.
Customer orientation, low level bureaucracy at customs and trade facilitations expedite
goods flow. Availability of skilled manpower, conducive labor regulations and
business environment promotes economic activities. On most of these criteria,
Ethiopian logistics system is found to be poor.
There is urgent need for research on the problems, for which Excellence Center for
Freight Transport and Logistics in Ethiopia (EthioLog) is established. Intermodal
transport system is the best solution and commencement of construction of 10, 000 km
rail line is an opportunity to use road-rail integrated intermodal transport system to
solve the logistics problems of the country.