Optimising Last-Mile Delivery Strategies: A Quantitative Study in the Rural Accra Distribution Network

Theophilus Kofi Anyanful, Lydia Adu-Gyamfi and Daniel Arthur
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Theophilus Kofi Anyanful: Accra Technical University, Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Lydia Adu-Gyamfi: Accra Technical University, Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Daniel Arthur: Accra Technical University, Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management

A chapter in Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship (ICSBE 2025), 2025, pp 292-312 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Last-mile delivery (LMD) remains the most complex and costly phase of logistics, accounting for over half of total distribution expenses. This study examines how optimisation strategies, digital transformation, and sustainability practices jointly enhance delivery performance in Accra’s rural distribution network, Ghana. Anchored in the Resource-Based View (RBV) and Institutional Theory, a quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted among 250 logistics providers, FMCG distributors, and retailers. Data were analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (SmartPLS 4). The results reveal that optimisation strategies have the most substantial direct effect on delivery performance (β = 0.45, p

Keywords: Last-mile delivery; optimisation; digital transformation; sustainability; rural logistics; Ghana; PLS-SEM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-930-8_21

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