Improvement of Logistics and Supply Chain management in the cement industry in Nigeria

Abimbola O. Aniki; Charles Mbohwa; Esther T. Akinlabi

Improvement of Logistics and Supply Chain management in the cement industry in Nigeria

Abimbola O. Aniki
, Charles Mbohwa
, Esther T. Akinlabi

Vaal University of Technology

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Worldwide, Logistics and Supply Chain play important roles and also contribute immensely to the economy of a nation. In this paper, research was conducted to investigate how logistics and supply chains are implemented in cement factories in Nigeria, identify the problem areas and proffer solutions. The study was conducted by administering well-structured questionnaires. According to the investigation, it was confirmed that most of the investigated companies based their logistical system only on road-link transport system for delivering products to their customers or end-users. Furthermore, the survey revealed that 73% of the respondents prefer to continue with the road-link logistics system. Though there is railway infrastructure in the country but due to research finding, the rail system is obsolete due to negligence and poor maintenance on this logistics system. A new railway infrastructure will have to be put in place for effective and efficient operation; and this is going to be costly for individual company to bear.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2014
Publisher	Newswood Limited
Pages	1024-1028
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9789881925350
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2014 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 2 Jul 2014 → 4 Jul 2014

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	2078-0958

Conference

Conference	World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2014
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	2/07/14 → 4/07/14

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Logistics Management
Supply Chain Management
Transportation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science (miscellaneous)

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World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2014. Newswood Limited, 2014. p. 1024-1028 (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science; Vol. 2).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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