Abstract:
In socio-economic progress of a country, transportation plays a very essential role. The events
in the transportation sector have great importance to achieve national socio-economic
developmental objectives to provide employment, place of safety, and infrastructure. This
sector is among most overlooked sector in Pakistan, but from last few years, there has been a
great change by block chain and digital trucking. Pakistani transportation companies were far
away from modern-day global practices and thus not investing on their human resource
development. Lack of education and skill shortages among truck stations (addas) in
transportation leads to problems like lack of skill to use technology, unjust compensation, high
turnover rate, poor health and safety record, damages and losses, poor quality transportation
services, low efficiency, etc., having effect on all stake holders such as Fast Moving Consumer
Goods (FMCGS),Third Party Logistics (3PL) service provider, Truck Stations (addas), labor
and warehouse staff. This study deals in assessing the efficiency of supply chain practices
during Covid-19 in the Pakistan transportation industry especially various strategies,
techniques, and associated challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. Through interviews
conducted from individuals of different transportation companies, the report ends with some
recommendations based on the findings, which could be helpful for improvements in supply
chain practices in the industry for training purposes and also for managers and executives to
efficiently manage their workforce.
