This study aims to evaluate the crucial factors influencing international logistics operations for African landlocked countries. To this end, a case study and a questionnaire survey were conducted. A total of 147 usable responses from container shipping firms were obtained as a result of the questionnaire survey. The results of factor analysis revealed that transportation capability, external risks, information integration, logistics infrastructure, local agents’ logistics capability, and national law and policy were crucial factors influencing the logistics operations of African landlocked countries. Specifically, local agents’ logistics capability was perceived by respondents to be the most important factor. Moreover, the results of the study also indicated that the highest factor mean values of small shipping companies were related to transportation capability, external risks and the local agents’ logistics capability, whereas container shipping companies that arranged trucks for inland transportation paid more attention to the external risks, logistics infrastructure, the local agents’ logistics capability, and national law and policy.
Crucial factors influencing international logistics operations for African landlocked countries – A case study of Burkina Faso
C.-C. YANG AND Y.-K. CHANG
MARITIME POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Maritime Policy & Management ; 46 , 8 ; 939-956
17.11.2019
18 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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