Logistics and Operations Management in NSW: Challenges and Solutions

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Introduction
This essay’s objective is to identify some of the logistics networks’ challenges that are
faced in NSW by the suppliers and the retailers. Some of the research and studies conducted
portray that congestion in the ports that neighbor NWS is the main issue that requires urgent
redress. These regions that are faced with congestion are Port Jackson, Port Kembla, and Port
Botany. The current actions by the government involve a lot of capital expenditure resulting
from the congestion experienced in the New South Wales’ network routes. To add to this
problem, there is no adequate land in the Western Sydney which can be used to develop the
nation’s logistics networks, more importantly, the routes near the ports. An entity such as Zara
has been identified of performing malpractices in breaching the code of conduct to gain the
benefits of having an enhanced logistics system. Nonetheless, in Western Sydney, there is the
construction of a new intermodal terminal that is expected to enhance transportation in
Moorebank. This new facility has led to many other issues that will be addressed later in this
paper. Qualitative research by many entities and institutions have indicated that government’s
intervention is important if these issues are to be combated. This essay’s sustainability is evident
through the many qualitative kinds of research conducted on the problems to do with the New
South Wales logistic problems.
New South Wales’ Present Logistics Issues
Among the many challenges that the country faces in its logistics system, the primary
challenge with New South Wales logistics networks is the widely distributed terminal station that
is used the country’ center of monitoring logistics operations (Black,Roso,Marušić and Brnjac,
2018, pp.42). The country’s government is faced with several challenges concerning the manner

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in which it regulates the ports’ operations. Also, the state is faced with the issue of making full
use of the land in improving logistics. The activities that Zara involves in rises many questions
since in the firm has been considered to breach the required conduct that is used to control the
logistic system (McCusker and Shukla, 2012, 62). The firm’s strategy advocates for full control
of a commodity until it reaches the customer. It does not seem that the companies do adhere
management ethics since it gives less priority to its employees, poor working conditions, and the
society.
Chu, (2016) has noted that the upcoming inland passenger rail has contributed to the
failure of the company’s logistics system, particularly near the ports. These problems are as a
result of distributions from the construction of the rail. This rail construction seeks to improve
transportation between Melbourne and Brisbane (El Khayat, 2014, pp.107). There might be more
impacts when the project is completed since it will end affecting the transshipment between Port
Botany and South Australia. The tenants in the area have always raised concern by seeking to
know if this intermodal terminal will in a position to offer a complete solution to the logistics
problems (Assadipour, Ke and Verma, 2015, pp.45). As the project is underway, the council
from Liverpool as well as is concerned regarding the possibility of any health hazards that may
be associated with the emission of carbon during the construction process. The many issues
resulting from this construction is the heightened traffic congestion.
Also, there is the problem of lack of stevedoring companies that are to be associated with
the logistic system. Presently, the firms that exist do not possess the capability to meet the
increased demand. The ports are as well affected because there is an increased air traffic between
the major routes that are used to link Western Sydney (Fryirs, Gough and Hose, 2014, pp.320).
Offering a lost-lasting solution to the country’s logistics system has been a challenge for NWS’s