Abstract：This study will focus on overcoming the barriers to logistics and supply chain management in Zimbabwe on a perspective from technology impact. Technology has brought a huge shift on logistics and supply chain management. Improvement in technology has brought changes in efficiency making it easier to move goods from one point to another, reducing costs and mistakes, competitiveness and changes in strategies have changed in modern business. In logistics industry a number of areas have benefited a lot such as international transportation (ocean and air) trucking transport and shipment tracking of goods. Logistics is very broad not only involves physical movement of goods from one point to another. The relationship between suppliers and customers is vital. Logistics and supply chain they coordinate together as they suit the needs of the customers. The main objective of this paper is to access how technology has impacted logistics and supply chain in Zimbabwe. To a larger extent there has been a slow growth in technology in Zimbabwe regarding logistics and supply chain due to Social, Economic and Political factors caused by the Zimbabwe’s poor economy. This study research will be based on looking at the impact of technology both the larger and the lesser extent on logistics and supply chain in Zimbabwe.

We take a look at the factors, that have hugely impacted logistics and supply chain management which include innovation in communication technology, information technology and the transformation of identification technology from manual to automatic.. 

Key words: Overcome the barriers, logistics and supply chain, Technology impact

Table of contents

Table of contents

1 Introduction-1

1.1 Background-1

1.2 Main objectives-2

1.3 Significance of Research-2

2 Literature Review-3

2.1 Logistics management structure and supply chain-3

2.2 Logistics system-3

3 The Current Situation of logistics and supply chain management in Zimbabwe-5

3.1 Fuel costs-5

3.2 Customer Service-6

3.3 Man Power Management-7

3.4 Technology Development-7

3.5Reverse Logistics-7

4. Technology impact for logistics and supply chain management-8

4.1 The significant Automatic Identification technologies-8

4.2 Radio Frequency Identification and Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Technology and their important impacts on logistics and supply chain-10

4.3 Information Technology and its important impacts on logistics and supply chain-10

4.4 Impacts of IT on logistics and supply chain management-12

5 Application of Technology to overcome barriers in logistics and supply chain in Zimbabwe-14

5.1 Transport sector-14

5.2 Internet availability-14

5.3 Introduction of online payments-15

5.4 Improvement in outbound logistics-15

5.5 Infrastructure development-15

6 Conclusion-17

6.1 Summary of Findings-17

6.2 Research Limitations-17

6.3 Future Research Prospects-18

References-19