An analysis of the South African fruit logistics infrastructure

An analysis of the South African fruit logistics infrastructure

This paper gives an overview of a study that was done on the logistics infrastructure used by the South African fruit industry. Given the increasing production and export volumes, development of new markets and the shortage of logistics infrastructure capacity during peak seasons, the SA fruit indus...

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Main Authors: FE van Dyk, E Maspero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA) 2004-06-01
Series:ORiON
Online Access:http://orion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/6
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spelling doaj-64079b0a17f64192bd1d607474ae2e1a2020-11-24T23:55:30ZengOperations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA)ORiON2224-00042004-06-0120110.5784/20-1-66An analysis of the South African fruit logistics infrastructureFE van Dyk0E Maspero1Transportek, CSIRTransportek, CSIRThis paper gives an overview of a study that was done on the logistics infrastructure used by the South African fruit industry. Given the increasing production and export volumes, development of new markets and the shortage of logistics infrastructure capacity during peak seasons, the SA fruit industry identified the need to investigate the optimal usage of existing infrastructure on a national level and to make recommendations with regards to the development of additional infrastructure. Some background on the SA fresh fruit industry and its export supply chain are provided. This is followed by a description of the four project phases and their deliverables. The paper is concluded with the key findings of the study.http://orion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/6
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