FACTORS IMPACTINGEFFECTIVE LAND TRANSPORTATION OF PULSES AND EDIBLE SEEDS: A CASE OF PAKISTAN
This study is conducted to examine and assesses the barriers to implementation of effective land transportation in the trading of pulses and edible seeds in Pakistan. To gain the knowledge of already identified barriers, a thorough review of existing literature was done. Also, c-level logistics business professionals and researcher of logistics field were contacted and a discussion, limited to variables and items related to the predictors and barriers to effective transportation system, was made. Based on these sources the four main predictors namely financial constraints, time constraints, training and development of the employees and land-transport infrastructure of the countrywere chosen to study as per the model given in the body of research. Although, transportation industry is very large in Pakistan, but it is still very informal so only the big transporter which are involved with the transportation of pulses and edible seeds in the metropolitan city of Karachi were considered as total population. A sample of 100 representative transporter, actively involved with the transport of pulses for trade in city areas, was chosen for survey purpose. A structured questionnaire based on valid items and questions was filled in and data analyzed using SPSS. The variables of the study having the positive reliability showed a strong and significant correlation with the dependent variable which was effective in-land transportation.All predictors showed a significant and positive impact
Effective Transportation, Barriers to Transportation, Infrastructure, Financial Constraints