Assessment of Logistics practices and challenges in the Case Green International Logistics Services PLC

Abstract

The study was conducted to assess the logistics practices and challenges o in the case of Green International Logistics Services plc. The general objective of the study is to describe the Practices of logistics and Challenges in the case of GILS. Specific objectives of the study are to assess the practices of logistics on green international, to assess the most critical challenges for the company to implement Practices on logistics, to assess the reasons of challenges, happen for the company, to assess what treatments take the company to solve the challenges and to assess the benefits of GILS for local economy participate internationally on logistics sector.The study employed a descriptive type of research design. The target population for this study was 118 company employees and 331 customer respondents. Inadequate logistics management system and inadequate transportation system and climate change are the main challenges for logistics activity especially for the company. These challenges sometimes create customers’ goods to delay and the company exposes for extra cost like port storage and demurrage costs. The company plays a great benefit in local economy by sources for foreign currency, let in income for the country in terms of income tax by creating job opportunity, by collecting VAT (15%) from its service users and withholding (2%) at the time of making payment for its purchasing items lastly pays profit tax (30%) from its company profit annually.