Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
ISSN: Online 1818-7803ISSN: Print 1816-949x
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’s 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’s 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.
How to cite this article:
A.J. Hoffman and E. Bhero. Enhancing Customs Risks Management System with GPS Data: A Simulation Approach.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/jeasci.2020.2014.2024
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1816-949x/jeasci.2020.2014.2024