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Modelling the South African fresh fruit export supply chain

Thesis (MSc (Applied Mathematics))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / The process of modelling the fruit export infrastructure capacity of South Africa formed part of
a larger project called the \Fruit Logistics Infrastructure Capacity Optimisation Study," which
was coordinated by the Transportek division of the CSIR in Stellenbosch during the period
August 2002 to March 2004. The aim of this project was to create efficiencies for, and enhance
the competitiveness of, the South African fruit industry by improved usage of, and investment
in, shared logistics infrastructure.
After putting the size of the fruit industry into perspective, numerous aspects of the export
process are considered in this thesis so as to be able to perform a comprehensive cost analysis
of the export of fruit, including the cost of handling, cooling and transportation. The capacities
of packhouses, cold stores and terminals are found and presented. This information, combined
with fruit export volumes of 2003, then allow an estimation of the current utilisation of the
South African ports with respect to fruit export.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2745
Date12 1900
CreatorsOrtmann, Frank Gerald
ContributorsVan Vuuren, J. H., Van Dyk, F. E., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Science. Dept. of Mathematical Sciences. Applied Mathematics.
PublisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format4221812 bytes, application/pdf
RightsUniversity of Stellenbosch

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