The transportation logistics in Supply Chain Management and RMG sector in Bangladesh
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2018-03Publisher
Brac UniversityAuthor
Shohag, HasibuzzamanMetadata
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Transportation plays a vital role in Bangladesh's RMG sector. Transport operations
determine the capability of product transportation.The advancement in technology and
management foundations has increased mobile loads, delivery speed, service quality,
operating costs, shortened delivery times, reduced facility usage, and saved
energy.Transport plays a vitalrole in logistics operations.The robust system requires a clear
logistics framework and appropriate transportation tools and technologies to link
production processes. All companies' procurement/supply chain/logistics departments
have been in operation for more than five years. 70% of companies handle transportation
themselves, while 30% of companies are 3PL. 70% of respondents believe that logistics is
a vitalcomponent in the development of RMG. Transportation logistics are limited to road
transport. Most respondents did not know the width of roads for transportation and
logistics, but 30% of the respondents believed that the current road width was sufficient
for logistics transportation. Forty percent of respondents agree that 3PL can be used to
maintain a proper supply chain for a plant, while 50% agree that the state government
should monitor RMG growth and infrastructure development in the transportation
logistics industry. It is not essential to develop and train 3PLs according to organizational
strategy, as 60% of respondents are uncertain about this.