Enhancing Exports through Managing Logistics Performance: Evidence From Middle East and African Countries

  • Mahmoud Ramadan Barakat University of Huddersfield Business School, Department of logistics, Operations, Hospitality, and marketing, Huddersfield, Kirklees, UK
  • Gamal Haikal Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport, Collage of international transport and logistics, transport and logistics management department, Alexandria, EG
  • Ahmed Ali Universitat Duisburg-Essen Fakultat fur Ingenieurwissenschaften, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE
  • Ahmed Eid Universitat Duisburg-Essen Fakultat fur Ingenieurwissenschaften, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

Abstract

Logistics activities and its cost affect daily businesses operations and eventually the country’s economy. If countries are able to manage logistics performance efficiently it will be able to compete better internationally. The key objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between the logistics performance index and its components and exports focusing on Middle East and African countries using a regression model. Results of this study indicated that the logistics performance index positively enhance countries exports. In addition, logistics performance index components namely; customs, infrastructure, international shipments and timeliness have a significant impact individually, except for logistics quality, competence, tracking and tracing. The paper aims at supporting the economic policy maker to improve the economic decision in the field of logistics.

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Published
2018-08-06
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Barakat, M., Haikal, G., Ali, A., & Eid, A. (2018). Enhancing Exports through Managing Logistics Performance: Evidence From Middle East and African Countries. Journal of Research in Business, Economics and Management, 11(2), 2131-2140. Retrieved from http://scitecresearch.com/journals/index.php/jrbem/article/view/1578
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