Logistics management

The overall learnings of the study have aimed to provide the issues of the logistics which are prevalent in NSW. The concerns have been mainly considered with the rail access regime which are considered with the laws to improve the network infrastructure in NSW.

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Executive Summary
The overall learnings of the study have aimed to provide the issues of the logistics which are
prevalent in NSW. The concerns have been mainly considered with the rail access regime which
are considered with the laws to improve the network infrastructure in NSW. At present the NSW
region is depicted with several problems relating to the management of the workforce
requirements especially associated to logistical requirement. The course of the learnings has
depicted about the increasing nature of issues especially in terms of the transport network
congestion in the Port Botany (PB). Some of the main findings of the study has stated that the A
common NSW problem is also seen with the interference caused with the rail operators. It needs
to be understood that the occurrence of the multiple refinement for access of the transport service
has increased the load on the present companies which are related to the trade of supply chain.
The understanding of the resolution of the emerging concerns needs to be identified in terms of
incorporation of the intermodal logistics hub especially in the region of southern highlands. In
general, the intermodal logistics center is seen to be inclusive of the various types of the
measures which are relevant with the addressing the problems of the current rail routes. It needs
to be also seen that the unique positioning in the Hume Highway located in the Western side of
the state has been considered with the significant nature of the opportunities pertaining to the
improvement measures. The role in terms of sustainability has been further depicted with the
NSW Government in bringing sustainability to the situation by funding of more than $250
million for the facilitation of the PPP initiatives.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Concerning Problems in the Network of logistics for NSW...............................................3
Resolution of the emerging concerns..................................................................................5
NSW Government in bringing sustainability to the situation..............................................7
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................9
References..........................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
The discourse of the study has aimed to depict the present problems of the logistics
which are prevalent in NSW. The exiting issues have been mainly considered with the rail access
regime which are considered with the laws to improve the same. At present the NSW region is
depicted with several problems relating to the management of the workforce requirements
especially associated to logistical requirement. The course of the learnings has depicted about the
increasing nature of issues especially in terms of the transport network congestion in the Port
Botany (PB). The definite issues of the state resolved with the efforts of the leaders in this field
have been also taken into consideration. The situation in NSW has been also depicted with a
contributing role with the initiatives of infrastructure firm like Brookfield Infrastructure, QUBE
and Asciano (Zhang 2016). The significant nature of the qualitative characteristics of the study
has been further taken into account with the availability of land in Sydney and existing
congestion in the ports. The potential of the intermodal terminal at Moorebank is taken into
consideration to relate the existing problems in Sydney. In the contrary the quantitative impacts
have been depicted as per the spare capacity pertaining to the present rail routes which may be
used to address the significant problems of productivity and capacity at the ports. The
government of NSW is seen to take the different initiative like industry collaborative measures
and joint funding for the sustainability of the logistics operations. Moreover, the significant
addressing of the issues in the study are seen to be based on the different types of the
consideration of the study as per proactive measures taken by the government in enhancing the
rail infrastructure and network infrastructure which has been duly state under the purview of the
present discussions (Daniel 2018).

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Concerning Problems in the Network of logistics for NSW
The driving force related to the efficient management of the logistics network is
discerned with the interlinking of the important terminals which cater to the logistical needs.
Since 2016, Sydney has not performed well for certain freight services. The services which are
intermodal are seen to be facilitated by the state government. These are inclusive of the
aggregates and the port services which are not specific as per the specific divisions of the
freights. Certain port like PB is seen to face the problems like amicable regulation pertaining to
urbanization. In addition to this, the specific measures concerning the conflicts in the logistics
are also not taken into account with the transportation pertaining to the freight cargo. At present
the problems faced by this port relates to the issues present with the suburbs of NSW
(Radujkovic and Mišić 2017).
A common NSW problem is also seen with the interference caused with the rail
operators. It needs to be understood that the occurrence of the multiple refinement for access of
the transport service has increased the load on the present companies which are related to the
trade of supply chain. The movement of container via PB is recognized as a challenging venture.
This relates to the conflict persisting in the land usage patterns and transportation facilities which
changes the technology in shipping. The adjoining areas in the PB and freight traffic route links
to the rail network for the shared passengers (Radujkovic and Mišić 2017). Moreover, the rail
route is discerned with the efficiency in meeting the demand and supply requirements in Western
Sydney. Moreover, the inadequacy of the stevedoring organizations is another issue with this
port. In general, this port is responsible to manage of cargo of 3.2 million TEU annually. The
present firms providing the stevedoring services like Brotherson Dock Two and (CTAL) has
gone through different types of the problems which needs to be associated to the various types of
the concerning issues pertaining to the location of the ports. The marine liners have been also
discerned to face the challenges of processing large amount of cargo (Kuger 2016).

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The inland rail terminal designed from Melbourne to Sydney has been based on the
significant nature of problems which seen with its interference in the freight network based on
Southern Sydney (SS). This has a possibility of negatively impact the transit flow.
The different nature of the other issues faced by the company in logistics network are
inclusive of the various types of the factors such as the growth in the SS air traffic. This has led
to increased freight throughput. The accommodation of the increasing cargo levels estimation
has allowed the Government to bring about the significant facility enhancement in the airports.
This has raised several questions on the sustainability factor to emerging problems like
environmental and social issues. A major concern New South Wales should be also taken into
account with the scarce land resources. This is a major hurdle for the construction of an urban
transportation facility. The proximity of PB from other transport hubs are depicted with heavy
traffic. The sustainability initiatives implemented by the former Government can be inferred as
per adherence of the long term and short-term measures relating to the exports and imports.
These are widely considered in terms of the present intermodal terminals, linkages in the national
road routes and new national road links (Stuckey, Van Hentenryck and Walsh 2015).
The development of the demand of labour by KPMG has been considered with absence
of the expertise of the labors which has also resulted in significant amount of deficiency. The
index for the skill absence is seen to be a concerning factor for the wholesalers, exporters and
importers. The consultation from the stakeholders further relates to the lack of presence of
experienced truck drivers which have caused lack in the required expertise from the labors. The
barriers to this may be identified as per the skills deficiency among the drivers of the transport
vehicles (Kuger 2016). The consultations pertaining to the stakeholders have fulfilled the criteria
of the time taking procedure of obtaining insurance and other mandatory documents which is
essential to become a part of the workforce. Secondly, it needs to be also discerned that the lack

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of presence of experienced workers in the mining divisions have led to many concerns pertaining
to the allocation of workers. An emerging issue pertaining to the transportation and goods
logistics are present with the lack of soft skills. This has created communication barrier among
the many managerial roles. The estimations as per TLISC has been discerned with a total
increase of workforce by 151100 new opportunities which will be able to maintain the significant
quality among the workers needed in this sector (Mota et al. 2015).
Resolution of the emerging concerns
BIP is responsible for the noteworthy initiative in the field of infrastructure management
and acquisitions which relates to the takeovers done by the Australian freight service provider
Asciano. In New South Wales Patrick division of the port was seen with the growth opportunity
associated to the container service. Such initiatives are seen with the positive impact related to
the local companies. This is also related to the various types potential of the logistics such as
getting relevant information on the ports and network by reducing the expenditure (Lee and
Meng 2014).
The rising issues of the current scenario of the problems needs to be also taken into
account with the incorporation of the intermodal logistics hub especially in the region of
southern highlands. In general, the intermodal logistics center is seen to be inclusive of the
various types of the measures which are relevant with the addressing the problems of the current
rail routes. It needs to be also seen that the unique positioning in the Hume Highway located in
the Western side of the state has been considered with the significant nature of the opportunities
pertaining to the improvement measures (Arfani and Winanti 2016). Moreover, the highway in
the Westlink M7 has been able to facilitate the quick access to main transportation hubs in NSW
region. There has been considerable amount of competitive edge present in this region in
compare to the others. The important infrastructural facilities are also seen to be present and they

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are not seen to affect the effective utilization of the space. Moreover, this move will be also
conducive in bringing major ramifications in the export and import activities. The Kembla port
has been considered with the link of the rail route linkage with Hume Highway through Wilton.
The Southern Highlands can be considered as the most strategic region in Illawarra (Niculescu
and Minea 2016).
This measure will not interfere with the cargo movement route in Port Kembla in
the Sydney Melbourne firing line. In the recent times, there is no restrictions present in relation
to the issues concerning the connection which needs to be made in the Sydney intermodal and
M7 which will provide the direct access to the logistics center in Sydney. The adoption of this
strategy by the intermodal NSW will also aim to increase sharing of targets via rail route by
40%. This is seen as an alternative route to the industrial zone passing via Sydney. The
quantitative analysis of the booming logistics movement can be witnessed in the Illawarra
district. This was evident in a study for Moss Vale which is in agreement with the significant
nature of the assumptions made by the Rail Corporations which will be able to ensure the
positive prospect in the future. This is also seen as a major capital investment decision towards
the existing network (Chain and Summit 2017).
The quantitative analysis made from the existing capacity of the resources of Moss Vale
to Kembla rail is discerned with positive potential until 2020. The problems of the lack of skill in
logistics needs to be taken into consideration as per identification of congestion free trade route.
TFNSW is seen to be responsible for the improvement of the overall delivery experience of the
transport services, customers and procurement of freight. It is also seen to be responsible for the
facilitation of reliable, safe and clean transport service in the NSW region. The supply chain
industry in the TFNSW is considered to the setup the power to seize different opportunities and
responding to the problems which are in relation to the logistics division. TFNSW is seen with

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the ease of assisting the NSW Government authorities such as education and state training board
of the NSW. These are considered with the significant potential of formulating industry friendly
options which will be effective in more than 10 years (Galvao et al. 2017).
NSW Government in bringing sustainability to the situation
The improvement measure taken by the state government has not worked out well in
terms of the solving issues in the logistics network. In the present times there are several joint
ventures action plans along with PPP measures.
Logistics firms such as Qube Holdings have contributed positively to make improvement
in the rail freight service and in terms of interlinking the PB with the South Australia
Moorebank. This is mainly considered in terms of the important nature of the initiatives
pertaining NSW state government and Aurizon. The assistance to the exporters and importers at
the Moorebank should be also focused in terms of delivering the revised SC service in the NSW
region. The region has been further considered with the developmental opportunities which are
evident with the availability of the 240 hectares of land for the rail services and also the
development focus as per the industrial warehousing. It needs to be also seen that the tenants and
the warehouse operations will be able to draw a greater demand for the logistics services. The
current problems in the logistics are also evident as per the reducing rail route which needs to be
answered with the increasing volumes of the supply operations (Roso et al. 2015). Moreover, SS
freight corridor is not seen to be considering any interference in the rail network. This venture
pertain to the logistics strategy will not only inculcate sustainability in terms of the distribution
cost but also provide improved opportunities to the tenants in the Moorebank. The considerable
initiatives by the NSW state government will not hamper the present operations at Moorebank to
PB. There have been several types of companies such as ATCL which has been beneficial in

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terms of the depiction of the increased demand of the trade. This will be able to meet the
potential problems in the area of inland rail project (Bliemer 2018).
The role of the Government is evident with the investment of more than $250
million during the initial funding in 2016 for the next five years. The CBA and public-sector
bank has been successful in the facilitation of the PPP initiative. This is considered in terms of
the infrastructure scope at the national level. The specific initiatives by the Government relates to
the construction of the IRTP in Sydney along with joint projects (Roso, Black and Marušić
2017). The aid provided by the Commonwealth Government are depicted as per the contractual
arrangement with the open access regimes in order to ensure the non-discrimination in the prices.
This kind of control system has ensured that majority of the operators of the road are able
consider a competitive pricing policy. The 3PL logistics services have been further able to carry
the duties as per suggested by the third-party terminal operators at Moorebank (Chen and Lai
2015).
The future plans of the Government for considering sustainability is depicted with an
augmented focus on Port Kembla, which is identified as one of the most demanding port for
grain- handling. In 2013, the NSW state Government has taken major role in refinancing the ILC
near PB. In addition to this, some of the other initiatives can be clearly identified with
construction of rail terminal near PB which has emerged in new consortium with the NSW ports
(Monios 2015). The consideration of important depictions pertaining to sale of public assets
shows the viability of government in recycling of the assets. Moreover, the government has
decided to fund the project for Westconnex which is identified as a 33 km roadway for
connecting PB with NSW and Kingsford- Smith Airport. The major intention of government
with this move can be clearly defined with reducing the load of traffic in the M 5 southwestern
toll along with M4 western motorway. The sustainability initiative and be also identified with

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rejuvenating the existing issues at Port Jackson high expansion of terminal space (Olesen et al.
2015).
Conclusion and Recommendations
The important depictions made in the study have highlighted the threat network problem
which is related to availability of land and pattern of geography for NSW. The important nature
of problems can be clearly defined with underutilized resources for infrastructure available in the
Southern Highlands. Despite of the initiatives pertaining to PPP, the viable solution can be
predicted with the improvement measures taken by LCC by taking into consideration the
different types of concerns related to environmental impact for the multimodal projects. The
important concern for traffic condition problem can be clearly defined with the additional
vehicles in the existing network. The council have also highlighted a number of issues such as
degrading quality of fear and hazards which are beyond the site boundary. These problems are
clearly identified as per major issues in the transport network. The rerouting of the trucks in
Sydney is also seem to affect the transport network in a major way. However, the quantitative
predictions of the study have shown that if some regions such as Moss Vale is explored then it
can resolve problems associated to the export industry.
The main recommendations to resolve the more companies such as BIP needs to take the
initiatives in the field of Australian freight service. The intermodal logistics center should be
considering the areas near the Hume Highway which will provide it a more unique positioning in
terms of the opportunities pertaining to the improvement measures. In addition to this, there is
also significant amount of scope for the intermodal logistics center to proceed with the several
types of the initiatives such as construction of a separate freight corridor. This will ensure that in
future developmental activities in the NSW freight line will not get hampered by the passenger
rail link.

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