MODELING AND ANALYZING LOGISTICAL PROCESSES IN CAMEROON FROM DOUALA SEAPORT TO THE HINTERLAND

The paper identifies general and logistical challenges for Cameroon as a sub-Saharan African country. It focuses on one representative logistics chain from Douala seaport to a recipient in the hinterland. The standard BPMN - Business Process Model and Notation - is applied to develop the logistical...

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Published inJournal of global business and technology Vol. 11; no. 2; p. 31
Main Authors Schumann-Bölsche, Dorit, Schön, Anna-Mara, Streit-Juotsa, Liliane
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Huntington Station Global Business and Technology Association 01.10.2015
Subjects
Bottlenecks
Customer services
Food
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Humanitarianism
Life expectancy
Logistics
Malnutrition
Nutrition
Per capita
Shipping
Studies
Supply chain management
Supply chains
Urban areas
Cameroon
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Summary:The paper identifies general and logistical challenges for Cameroon as a sub-Saharan African country. It focuses on one representative logistics chain from Douala seaport to a recipient in the hinterland. The standard BPMN - Business Process Model and Notation - is applied to develop the logistical business process model and builds the basis for further analysis of the logistical processes in Cameroon. Logistics costs and logistics service are applied to evaluate the logistical processes from Douala seaport to the hinterland. First improvements regarding the logistics chain are compiled, so that an enhanced supply of people in Cameroon and neighbouring countries in the hinterland with food, medicines and other goods can be achieved in the future.
ISSN:1553-5495
2616-2733