Research Papers/Topics in Transport Management Technology
Supply Chain Management In Nigeria: The Role Of Freight Forwarding
ABSTRACT The study examined the role of freight forwarding in supply chain management in Nigeria, with particular reference to time and cost in cargo clearance. Freight forwarding has been portrayed by many authors and public as contributing little or nothing to the economy as a whole. It is based on this dysfunctional premise that the study investigated the time and cost of clearing by freight forwarder and self clearing option stipulated by the law. Freight Forwarders and Supply Ch...
Level Of Understanding Of Road Signs And Markings By Nigerians: A Case Study Of Selected Cities In Nigeria
ABSTRACT Understanding road signs and pavement markings is an important aspect of the driving task. Consequently efforts have been made in this direction to optimize the use of traffic signs and markings by motorists but this has yielded little results. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to determine the level of understanding of traffic signs and markings by motorists. The primary data source was questionnaire administered and returned by motorists and road users. Secondar...
Estimation Of Inter-City Travel Demand For Public Road Transport From Owerri To Some Selected Cities In Nigeria
ABSTRACT This study calibrates an intercity travel demand model which uses the principal structural variables that have been identified in the literature. It uses a robust econometric method which has been little applied in the sphere of land transport in Nigeria. This research develops an urban public travel demand model for 19 directional O-D city-pair network originating from Owerri Urban. Using revealed preference data from the period of 2014 to 2016 which was filtered into 207 obs...
Assessment Of Airport Productivity And Efficiency In Nigeria
ABSTRACT This study assessed the productivity and efficiency of airports in Nigeria employing the method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).Two variants of DEA models were estimated and their outputs compared in order to enhance the robustness of the study. These models include the one based on Constant Returns to Scale (CRS) to characterise the input-output combinations and that based on Variable Returns to Scale (VRS). It is sometimes argued that DEA models generally tend to overestim...
Analysis Of Freight Transport Volumes Of Ecowas Nations: Scenarios For A Short-Sea Shipping Future
ABSTRACT This study shows the effect of changes in GDP, population, foreign trade and seaport access corridors of ECOWAS member countries, especially the littoral States, on the growth of freight volumes of their respective economies. The primary aim of the research is to develop a short sea shipping model for the ECOWAS sub-region, with the objective of reducing the cost per transported unit within the sub-region and predicting the growth of short sea shipping freight in ECOWAS economi...
An Evaluation Of Manpower Planning In Ferderal Airports Authority Of Nigeria [FAAN]
ABSTRACT In this research work, the researcher researched on level of manpower planning i.e. if there is adequate manpower planning in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. And the objective of the research work is to know the cause of frequent retrenchment/sack of FAAN workers. As a guide to this study, two propositions/hypothesis were drawn on which the researcher focuses his research work. In the course of the study some related literatures were also reviewed based on this prop...
An Analysis Of Inland Freight Distribution From Nigerian Seaports
ABSTRACT This study is designed to examine the cargo traffic from Nigerian seaports, using the Calabar and Port Harcourt port complexes as case study. The objective being to identify the function for assessing cargo movement from the aforementioned seaports to different towns in the country. This culminated in a model depicting the functional relationship which exists between the variables used in the study. A chronological review of related studies by different scholars was carried out...
Automatic Traffic Offences Monitoring Systemat Traffic Light Controlled Intersection
Abstract1.1Introduction Traffic0monitoring0is0a0very0difficult0task0for0traffic0control0department,0especially0in0large cities.0This0prototype0project0is0designed0to0monitor0a0traffic0light0controlled0intersection0by0us ing0a0camera,0whenever0a0vehicle0breaks0the0traffic0rules0the0camera0takes0a0snap0shot. Cameras0are0devices0that,0when0linked0to0the0signal0controller,0automatically0photograph vehicles0that0enters0the0intersection0after0the0onset0of0the0red0light.0Typically0offending0dri...
A critical analysis on the role of outsourcing practice in ensuring organizational performance. The case of dhl harare international airport, (2013-2015).
ABSTRACT The main objective of this research was to explore motives, benefit, challenges and strategies for ensuring success of outsourcing at DHL Harare International Airport. Specific objectives were to explore the organizational determinants or motivators for outsourcing, to investigate on the benefits and opportunities arising out of outsourcing, to examine the challenges and risks that affect outsourcing and to establish the critical success factors of outsourcing. The research...
Supply Chain Management In Nigeria: The Role Of Freight Forwarding
ABSTRACT The study examined the role of freight forwarding in supply chain management in Nigeria, with particular reference to time and cost in cargo clearance. Freight forwarding has been portrayed by many authors and public as contributing little or nothing to the economy as a whole. It is based on this dysfunctional premise that the study investigated the time and cost of clearing by freight forwarder and self clearing option stipulated&...
Level Of Understanding Of Road Signs And Markings By Nigerians: A Case Study Of Selected Cities In Nigeria
ABSTRACT Understanding road signs and pavement markings is an important aspect of the driving task. Consequently efforts have been made in this direction to optimize the use of traffic signs and markings by motorists but this has yielded little results. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to determine the level of understanding of traffic signs and markings by motorists. The primary data source was questionnaire administered and returned by motorists and road users. Secondary ...
Level Of Understanding Of Road Signs And Markings By Nigerians: A Case Study Of Selected Cities In Nigeria
ABSTRACT Understanding road signs and pavement markings is an important aspect of the driving task. Consequently efforts have been made in this direction to optimize the use of traffic signs and markings by motorists but this has yielded little results. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to determine the level of understanding of traffic signs and markings by motorists. The primary data source was questionnaire administered and returned by motorists and road users. Secondary ...
Estimation Of Inter-city Travel Demand For Public Road Transport From Owerri To Some Selected Cities In Nigeria
ABSTRACT This study calibrates an intercity travel demand model which uses the principal structural variables that have been identified in the literature. It uses a robust econometric method which has been little applied in the sphere of land transport in Nigeria. This research develops an urban public travel demand model for 19 directional O-D city-pair network originating from Owerri Urban. Using revealed preference data from the period of 2014 to 2016 which was filtered into 207 obser...
The Impact Of Road Transport Infrastructure Development In Portharcourt Metropolis
ABSTRACTThis research assessed the Impact of Road Transport InfrastructureDevelopment in Port Harcourt. It also examined critically, the importance ofquality road infrastructure in Port Harcourt and its relative impact on theNigerian economic development. Relevant literatures on road infrastructuredevelopment and its impact on Rivers State were reviewed. A time-series data(2004 - 2016) on road infrastructure quality index (RIQI), GDP per capita, costof cargo haulage and volume of cargo, secon...
Service Quality Measurement Of Nigerian Airlines
ABSTRACTThis study investigates airlines level of service to domestic passengers inNigeria using process stages with a number of service quality attributeseach. These attributes represent points where the passenger experiencevarying kind of services. Data were collected from passengers waiting fortheir flights using a well-structured questionnaire on a five-point likertscale regarding passenger's expectations and perception of service offer.The data was encoded into Microsoft excel and subseq...