Logistics challenges and opportunities in Africa in the 2020s

Rose Luke; Jackie Walters

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-95764-3_21

Logistics challenges and opportunities in Africa in the 2020s

Rose Luke
, Jackie Walters

Transport and Supply Chain Management

University of Johannesburg

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Africa is potentially one of the biggest growth regions in the global environment, yet issues such as poverty, poor infrastructure, political instability and skills shortages often hamper the ability to achieve this goal. Developments such as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement-the world's largest free trade zone, large logistics infrastructure improvements, increasing industrialisation and massive technology advancement however imply that Africa may be entering an era of "supercharged mobility". Critical competencies to achieve this will be a broad range of hard technical skills, particularly in the technology arena, and soft skills that enable high levels of cooperation and growth within the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies for the 2020s
Subtitle of host publication	Vital Skills for the Next Generation
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	358-377
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030957643
ISBN (Print)	9783030957636
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95764-3_21
Publication status	Published - 8 Dec 2022

UN SDGs

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

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Digital specialisations
Soft skills
Technical skills

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Economics,Econometrics and Finance
General Business,Management and Accounting
General Engineering

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