Principles

Principles

GENERAL

In terms of its objectives, the Council has taken a decision to pursue only matters of principle. It will therefore not involve itself in any commercial relationship between a shipper and its logistics service providers, other than where such relationship implies a matter of principle, not only to the specific shipper, but also to shippers in general.

The Council's objective, in the broadest sense, is to represent the interests of Members throughout the total supply channel, exclusive of logistics matters related to people. This representation of interests has a bearing on the members as cargo owners inclusive of their internal transport and storage of products and materials.
 

POLICY STATEMENTS

In particular, the objectives of the Council entail the promotion and development of:
 

• a healthy logistics climate throughout the Southern African business environment;
• an efficient business environment regarding the total logistics channel, amongst which are included the receipt and dispatch of product, internal transport and storage, the movement of personnel in order to facilitate an optimal logistics organisation, the choice of logistics - related service providers within the industry, and the establishment and maintenance of logistics - related infrastructure;
• sound business relationships within the logistics - related industry between sender and receivers of products and materials on the one hand and logistics service providers throughout the spectrum of logistics - related services on the other hand regarding all such organisations active in the South African industry as natural and legal persons;
• sound logistics infrastructure monitoring of price restructuring and the condition, provision and, quality of services;
• a healthy communication structure and atmosphere regarding all logistics - related aspects such as legislation and regulatory items as well as their bearing on the performance of business within the industry;
• a situation whereby the council will influence and advise on the nature and contents of education and training programs in logistics in order to facilitate the optimum synergy between such programs and their relevance to the needs of the members of the Council. The Council supports, in principle, any effort to further education and training in logistics, but do not take custody of and/or underline any specific program.