Overview - issues and challenges for freight logistics industry in Malaysia (original) (raw)
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This study investigated the current logistics development in The East Coast Region of Pennisular Malaysia. Logistics development is paramount important to the country in supporting economic and growth and enhancing competitiveness. Malaysia as well as many developing countries are still at the moderate stage in developing logistics systems and often face considerable challenges and constraints to provide efficient and effective logistics service. The respondents were from the different logistics players and there were 41 usable questionnaires were analyzed. This study found that the existing logistics infrastructures at the average level in this region. Amongst the constraints and challenges were professionalism in supporting the development, skill of manpower and financial issues in organization. Albeit all the constraints, most respondents were satisfied with the services rendered by logistics service providers.
A Study of Logistics Development In The Malaysia Eastern Region: A Descriptive Analysis
International journal of business and social research, 2012
This study investigated the current logistics development in The East Coast Region of Pennisular Malaysia. Logistics development is paramount important to the country in supporting economic and growth and enhancing competitiveness. Malaysia as well as many developing countries are still at the moderate stage in developing logistics systems and often face considerable challenges and constraints to provide efficient and effective logistics service. The respondents were from the different logistics players and there were 41 usable questionnaires were analyzed. This study found that the existing logistics infrastructures at the average level in this region. Amongst the constraints and challenges were professionalism in supporting the development, skill of manpower and financial issues in organization. Albeit all the constraints, most respondents were satisfied with the services rendered by logistics service providers.
Analysis of factors threatening the success of freight movement in Malaysia
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Freight movement by truck is the common mode in freight distribution due to its flexibility and cheap prices. However, the importance of freight movement by trucks is often not fully understood. This paper thus seeks examines the factors threatening freight movement by trucks that influence the delivery effectiveness. The prescription in this paper is based on the syntheses of critical analyses of the quantitative data (70 industrial responses) received from the haulage companies and review of extant literature. The findings establish that poor road condition access to port, congestion access to port and inconsistency of fuel price are the major factors that influence the effectiveness of freight movement.
Malaysian Logistics Performance: A Manufacturer's Perspective
In the highly competitive economy, logistics performance measurement is a primary concern among practitioners and academia. The World Bank Logistics Performance Index (LPI) has produced the benchmark for more than 100 countries covering six main components that are related to the trade facilitation in the context of the logistics supply chain. However, the output of the index is based on logistics service providers, thus measuring the performance from the perspective of users , which does not only serve as a comparison study, but also remains as the ultimate study to prove the friendliness of logistics and trade facilitation involved in import and export processes. In the present work, six (6) components were used to assess logistics performance including environmental friendly. Results revealed that trade friendliness by the logistics services is improved and requires further analysis, according to the central hub of each sector in M alaysia. It attracts future development for the manufacturing industry by hav ing excellent logistics services facilities.
An Initial Study of Logistics Development in Malaysia East Coast Region
The logistics industry is one of the catalysts for the development of industrialisation in Malaysia which is linked to the international trade. The performance of the industry will have an impact of the progress of the nation's industrialisation and its competitiveness in international trade. The development of logistics management has facilitated production and distribution processes and created more access to the global market. It is within this competitive environment that shippers and consignees require efficient logistics services to move their goods at the right place, at the right time, in the right quantity, conditions and at the right price. Logistics development is paramount important to the country in supporting economic and growth and enhancing competitiveness. Malaysia as well as many developing countries are still at the moderate stage in developing logistics system and often face considerable challenges and constraints to provide efficient and effective logistics services. Therefore, the research objectives (i) to examine the current logistics infrastructures in the East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia, (ii) to find out the constraints and challenges in logistics development and (iii) to identify the capability of logistics service providers in providing the services. To achieve the objectives of this research, interviews were conducted with selected local authority, manufacturer, port operator and logistics service provider in this region to achieve the objectives of this research. The overall findings show that the existing logistics infrastructures are not well occupied the logistics development in the region. Amongst the constraints and challenges were mind setting of the communities and financial issues in organization. However, at the time beings, most respondents were satisfied with the services rendered by logistics service providers.
Logistics Development in Malaysia East Coast Region: Infrastructure, Constraints and Challenges
International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, 2013
This paper examines the current logistics development in the East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysia as well as other developing countries are still at the moderate stage in developing logistics systems and often face considerable challenges and constraints to provide efficient and effective logistics service. This research is based on survey conducted in the region. The respondents were from the different logistics players and stakeholders. Altogether there were 41 usable questionnaires were analyzed. In general the results reveal logistic players satisfied with the current logistics infrastructures in the region. However, further analysis found organizations that have been operated more than 10 years neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with the current logistics infrastructures. In addition this study found a couple of constraints and challenges in the logistics industry and amongst them were professionalism in supporting the development, skill of manpower and financial issues within organizations deal with logistics.
Issues and Challenges of Logistics in Malaysia: A Perspective
Malaysia’s progress on logistics has failed to keep pace with its growth in trade. Developing countries in this region are now catching up, so faster progress on logistics development will be crucial to sustaining Malaysia’s competitive advantages. High logistics costs in Malaysia derive from poor transport infrastructure, underdeveloped transport and logistics services and slow and costly bureaucratic procedures for dealing with both exported and imported goods. The balance among these three varies among countries in the region but in each country, a complementary approach to address all of them will be needed to produce a sustainable improvement in competitiveness.
The successful of any tasks or jobs entrusted to logistics service providers is measured by performance. A good performance means the logistics service providers succeed in fulfilling customers' requirements and perceptions. Among customers' requirements are delivery of goods on-time, reasonable costs, the safety of their goods and so forth. However, nowadays this performance is being disturbed by road congestion problems due to the flooding of road logistics transportations which are used to deliver products or goods to their customers, together with the addition of public road transportation. As a result, the delivery of customers' goods is delayed and the operation costs also increased. This hustle and bustle happens since the global manufacturing sector grows dramatically these days. Consignees do not agree with several solutions to this issue, since it is found to be favouring the customers, without any concern to the consignees themselves. Hence, this study adapted several previous models in order to come out with a new model which can prevent delivery delay and reduce operation cost. This is a promise for an effective and efficient logistics service providers' performance. With regards to the prior literature, the capability of logistics service providers is very valuable to maintain the good performance of a logistics firm, IT implementation is empirically proven as an enabler for time and cost saving, and innovation capability is important in differentiating one firm to another. Hence, it can sustain the competitive performance and advantages. Therefore, the formation of the mentioned variables has constructed a new model for this study which is expected to benefit logistics service providers to improve their services and simultaneously provide a nice picture to potential investors to invest in our country, Malaysia.
State of Safety Management in Malaysian Logistics Service Providers: Survey Research Finding
In this research the author examines what is the status of safety management in Malaysian logistics companies. This paper assesses the present status and scope of safety practices through a survey conducted among the Malaysian logistics personnel. In this survey, opinion of Malaysian logistics personnel across the country has been assessed. Empirical data is based on the questionnaire, which was completed in the end of 2012. The paper presents statistical analysis of the survey responses indicating the usefulness of the findings to the logistics companies contemplating implementation of safety program. Sample consisted of companies are quite often local enterprises. The findings of this article would provide important implications for the management in the logistics companies to understand determinants that contribute to the safety success. More importantly, based on the obtained results, these companies can improve the current practices that significantly influence safety performance.
Logistics and Supply Chain in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges
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Rather than being viewed as a supportive industry to other functional areas previously, now, logistics has been regarded as a strategic industry on its own. In the Asia Pacific region, the potential for growth is very promising. Despite of the remarkable expansion of the industry; particularly in Malaysia, there has been very little published research in the area of logistics and supply chain resulting in a very limited dissemination of information for the purpose of coordination, learning, advancement and etc. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to examine the issues and challenges faced by the practitioners as well as the relevant parties involved in the industry. By reviewing the logistics and supply chain management literature in Malaysia followed by a preliminary interviews with five organisations from different sectors, this study found four key issues and problems, namely the operational logistics, service response logistics, information flow, and policy-related issues. These issues have been the hindrance for logistics effectiveness in Malaysia. This paper attempts to open up various issues surrounding this complex and fragmented industry. It thus, provided a base for future researchers to examine any aspects of logistics and supply chain management in Malaysia.