Research

Arif Imam Suroso ·Economies ·2022

Palm oil is one of the most traded vegetable oils in the global market due to its versatile usage and having a lower price than competitor products. Trade is related to logistics performance as it connects the exporter and importer countries; thus, improving the indicators of logistics also improves the performance of trade, especially in agricultural export. Currently, no study has revealed the effect of logistics performance on palm oil export by considering all the indicators. This study investigates the impact of all the indicators of the logistics performance index on palm oil and palm-based products. Using a panel data regression approach, the extended gravity model is applied in this study to examine Indonesia and Malaysia as the leading exporters of palm oil and palmbased products. The results reveal that all the Logistics Performance Index indicators affect palm oil and palm-based products export in Indonesia and Malaysia. The critical indicators of the Logistics Performance Index in Indonesia are timeliness and tracking and tracing. However, competence and quality of trade infrastructure are the main indicators of Malaysia’s palm oil and palm-based products. The future direction of this research is to explore other agricultural commodities and extend the period of the analysis.

Veera Pandiyan Kaliani Sundram · Irwan Ibrahim · Mashitah Mohamed Esa · Natasya Nabilah Mohd Azly ·International Journal of Supply Chain Management ·2019

Picking and packing is the one of the main principle action in a distribution centre. Picking and packing action ensures the right product at the right quantity reaches the right customer. As such, this study is purported to recognize the issues related to picking and packing error and to know how to overcome it. The study was conducted using a semi-structured interview to elicit response concerning picking and packing issues and error. Five respondents were selected to participate in the semi-organized interview and these respondents are from different designations in the picking and packing unit in a distribution centre from a leading pharmaceutical company. There are several issues that relates to picking and packing error, such as multiple items/barcodes in one location, wrong carton label, and employees miscommunication. Findings from this study will explicitly provide solution for better picking and packing approaches to provide solution to picking and packing error. The novelty of this study lies on the issues of order picking and packing in a leading pharmaceutical organization in Malaysia through vigorous investigation.