dc.contributor.advisor |
Waugh, B. J.
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dc.contributor.author |
Bepat, Merisha
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-09-11T07:21:11Z |
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dc.date.available |
2017-09-11T07:21:11Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-02 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Bepat, Merisha (2016) A comparison of road and rail transport for the benefit of the independent timber growers of Natal Cooperative Timbers, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23148> |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23148 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the brokered transport costs of road and rail transport for the independent timber growers of NCT Forestry Co-operative Limited in Kwa-Zulu-Natal. Reliability, flexibility, visibility, rates and total transport time were evaluated for each mode of transport. The impact of the carbon emissions was also considered and the option of performance based standard vehicles investigated.
During the period 2000 to 2003, rail was the dominant mode of transport. However from 2004 onwards, due to the diminishing service levels and the high tariff structures of rail transport, road became the preferred mode of transport. The results of the survey conducted for the purposes of this study showed that although road transport outperformed rail transport, rail transport scored significantly higher than road transport as a cost-effective mode of transportation. Rail transport was shown to be a far less carbon intensive mode of transport than road transport, while there were substantial cost savings and benefits from performance based standard vehicles. |
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dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (x, 176 leaves : color illustrations, color tables) |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.subject |
NCT |
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dc.subject |
Road transport |
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dc.subject |
Rail transport |
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dc.subject |
Timber |
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Supply chain |
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Logistics |
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Opportunity cost |
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Economies of scale |
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Carbon emissions |
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Performance-based standard vehicles |
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dc.subject.ddc |
658.788209684 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Business logistics -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Log transportation -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Rail roads -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal |
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Transportation, Automotive -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal |
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Physical distribution of goods -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal |
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Carbon dioxide mitigation -- Economic aspects -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal |
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dc.title |
A comparison of road and rail transport for the benefit of the independent timber growers of Natal Cooperative Timbers |
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dc.type |
Dissertation |
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dc.description.department |
Transport Economics, Logistics and Tourism |
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dc.description.degree |
M. Com. (Logistics) |
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