Transportation Algorithm: Awareness and Usage among Production, Operations and Logistics Managers in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study explored the level of awareness and use of transportation algorithms among Production, Operations and Logistics Managers in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study employed a survey-based quasi-experimental research design. Thirty manufacturing and logics enterprises in the Trans-Amadi Industrial Area of Rivers were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. Copies of the questionnaire were administered to 53 managers. A total of 41 valid responses were collected were used for data analysis. The research used means to gauge the degree of awareness and usage. According to the findings, very few managers have ever heard of transportation algorithms. Many managers are aware of transportation algorithms but have never used them. Furthermore, an average number of production and operations managers use transportation algorithms only occasionally, while the majority of them do not use transportation algorithms on a regular basis. This implies that while managers are cognizant of transportation algorithms, they are hesitant to use them. As a result, the research suggests that manufacturing, operations, and logistics companies raise consciousness about the benefits of transportation algorithms through education initiatives and the formation of communities of practise. Firms should also educate managers on the use of transportation algorithms and make it obligatory whenever they move products from origin to destination. This is, as to the best of the researcher’s knowledge, the first study on the degree of awareness and usage of Transportation Algorithms among Production, Operations, and Logistics Managers in Rivers State, Nigeria.