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Full Length Research Paper
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Impact of freight flows on
city logistics in a
mega-city of a developing economy
Adebambo Olayinka Somuyiwa
Department of Management Science, Transport Studies Unit,
Ladoke Akintola
University of Technology, P. M. B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State,
Nigeria.
E-mail:
miyagi89@yahoo.com.
Accepted 13 January, 2010 |
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Abstract |
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The demand for freight transport is an inevitable issue
within the context of socio-economic and political relationship
of the society. For instance, it enhances city logistics
relatively to land use, traffic and delivery characteristics. Of
all these salient issues, traffic is considered the most
important because it subsumes congestions, especially along
major corridors of the city. Similarly, previous
studies pointed out
‘on-the-road’ congestion costs. To these cost must be added the
loss of efficiency and/or sales at individual and commercial
premises when deliveries arrive late. It is in the light of this
that this paper investigated
the effects of logistical and supply chain trends on the level
and nature of demand for freight transport in Lagos. Methodology
adopted was inferential statistical techniques and simple
descriptive methods. The study identified gaps in the provision
of infrastructural capacity and logistics services in the study
region. The study further recommended that city logistics should
be enhanced so that the city will be economically buoyant,
socially vibrant and environmentally friendly.
Key words:
Freight, flows, logistics, mega-city, developing,
economy. |
