Contribution of cargoes containerization in Logistic and su pply chain management:a case of Tanzania breweries limited
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Mzumbe University
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A Dissertation Submitted to Mzumbe University in Partial Fulfilment of the
Requirements for an Award of a Master Degree of Science in Procurement and
Supply Chain Management (MSC-PSCM) of Mzumbe University
This dissertation was designed to find out whether TBL were experiencing contribution of containerization in logistics and supply chain management and to see challenges in regards to containerization modal of transportation as a strategy towards efficiency and effectiveness in logistics and supply chain management. The issue of significance here is that, although the organization invested much on developing containerization in logistics and supply chain management in some past years, yet there were no assurance of performing effectively and efficiently in the area of logistics and supply chain management in the organization. The major findings have demonstrated that TBL were experiencing much contributions as it was revealed that by 90% of respondents, the contributions demonstrated suggests that some of these had its roots from the management side where some were the outcome of containerization modal.To illustrate this, the most pressing aspects of which these contributions lies are as follows; the TBL management revealed that the organization reduced cost of transportation of its raw materials from abroad by 50% due to the use of containerization. The respondents said that through containerization modal the company enjoys much use of modern equipment in off loading materials which saves time of performing the task, and it was noticed that respondents in the department of Logistics and Supply Management were proud of working at the company.
This dissertation was designed to find out whether TBL were experiencing contribution of containerization in logistics and supply chain management and to see challenges in regards to containerization modal of transportation as a strategy towards efficiency and effectiveness in logistics and supply chain management. The issue of significance here is that, although the organization invested much on developing containerization in logistics and supply chain management in some past years, yet there were no assurance of performing effectively and efficiently in the area of logistics and supply chain management in the organization. The major findings have demonstrated that TBL were experiencing much contributions as it was revealed that by 90% of respondents, the contributions demonstrated suggests that some of these had its roots from the management side where some were the outcome of containerization modal.To illustrate this, the most pressing aspects of which these contributions lies are as follows; the TBL management revealed that the organization reduced cost of transportation of its raw materials from abroad by 50% due to the use of containerization. The respondents said that through containerization modal the company enjoys much use of modern equipment in off loading materials which saves time of performing the task, and it was noticed that respondents in the department of Logistics and Supply Management were proud of working at the company.
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Logistic and su pply