@article{MAKHILLJEAS202015819259,
    title = {Enhancing Customs Risks Management System with GPS Data: A Simulation Approach},
    journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences},
    volume = {15},
    number = {8},
    pages = {2014-2024},
    year = {2020},
    issn = {1816-949x},
    doi = {jeasci.2020.2014.2024},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2020.2014.2024},
    author = {E. and},
    keywords = {ASYCUDA,road freight transportation,cross-border operations,GPS tracking,CREMS,customs processes,infraction hit-rate,simulation,RFID systems},
    abstract = {Numerous calls have been made for Africa to
improve the efficiency of her trade corridors. The calls
have been predicated on a number of reasons including an
understanding that in this modern and globalised world,
an efficient trade corridor promotes economic
competitiveness of a country or region. Delays associated
with customs processes, especially with cross-border trade
has been singled out as one of the major sources of long
delays, hence, the decrease in the efficiency of Africa&#146s
trade corridors. The aim of the simulation-based study in
this study was to investigate the possible impact of using
GPS-based data on efficiency of custom&#146s cargo risk
assessment, management and control. The simulation of
using real-time GPS-based monitoring data was combined
with a posteriori controls. The results show that,
infraction detection improvement of at least 27.45% is
possible when only 14.9% of cargo is intrusively
inspected compared to intrusively inspecting 20.6% of
cargo when using a posteriori procedures as proposed in
some published articles. The results show that, using a
posteriori risk assessment procedure together with
GPS-based real-time cargo trucks monitoring data and
other technologies such as RFID systems can significantly
improve the efficiency of customs processes including
infraction detection.}
    }