Thesis (MComm (Logistics)) University Of Stellenbosch, 2008. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In 2006 het F.J. Botes, C.G. Jacobs en W.J. Pienaar van die Universiteit van
Stellenbosch artikel gepubliseer oor die Logistieke Koste Model getitel “A model to
calculate the cost of logistics at a macro level: a case study for South Africa”. Die
Logistieke Koste Model was op daardie stadium al baan breek werk gewees in Suid
Afrika en het gelei na die publikasie van die eerste “State of Logistics Survey for
South Africa” deur die Wetenskaplike en Nywerheidsnavorsingsraad (WNNR).
Sedertdien is die metodologie in die Logistieke Koste Model oor die jare verbeter,
veral in 2008 toe nuwe metodes van padvervoer koste berekening op baie
gedetailleerde vlak toegepas is, asook nuwe metodes van voorraad drakoste. Dit is
hierdie en ander verbeteringe in die Logistieke Koste Model sedertdien die vorige
publikasie deur Botes et al wat in hierdie tesis uitgelig word. Tekortkominge en
moontlike metodes om die model te verbeter word ook uitgewys. Dit is van mening
dat hierdie dokumentasie belangrik van aard is aangesien die Logistieke Koste
Model deur die Sentrum vir Voorsieningskettingbestuur (Universiteit van
Stellenbosch) gebruik word om te konsulteer aan Transnet, die WNNR en ander
vragvervoer diens leweransiers. Die “State of Logistics Survey for South Africa”
publikasie deur die WNNR word ook deur publieke asook private ondernemings
gebruik in die maak van makro-ekonomiese strategiese besluite.
Hierdie navorsing lig ook die uitkomste van die 2008 Logistieke Koste Model
opdatering uit. Maniere waarop hierdie uitkomste geïnterpreteer kan word deur
industrie om wyse strategiese investeringsbesluite te neem van makro-ekonomiese
aard word ook uitgewys. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In 2006 F.J. Botes, C.G. Jacobs and W.J. Pienaar from the University of
Stellenbosch published an article on the Logistics Cost Model titled “A model to
calculate the cost of logistics at a macro level: a case study for South Africa”. Back
then already the model proved to be groundbreaking work in South Africa, and led to
the publication of the first State of Logistics survey for South Africa through the
Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Since then the methodology of the Logistics Cost Model has been improving every
year, especially during 2008 update when new ways of modelling the road transport
costs of the country on a highly detailed level were applied, as well as new ways of
modelling inventory carrying costs like never before. It is these and other
improvements made in the Logistics Cost Model since the previous publication by
Botes et al that is highlighted in this research, as well as the shortcomings in the
current methodology, coupled with ways of possibly improving it in future. It is felt that
this is important work to document since the Logistics Cost Model outcome is used
by the Centre for Supply Chain Management (University of Stellenbosch) for
consulting to Transnet, the CSIR, and other freight logistics service providers. The
State of Logistics survey for South Africa publication is also read by public and
private industry and is used in making strategic business decisions.
This research also highlights the outcome of the 2008 Logistics Cost Model update,
as well as how the outcome can be interpreted by industry in making key strategic
decisions in future on a macroeconomic scale.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1765 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | De Jager, Daniel |
| Contributors | Havenga, J.H., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Logistics. |
| Publisher | Theses -- Logistics |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
Page generated in 0.0024 seconds