Supply chain challenges of trekking to the summit of Kilimanjaro via the Machame route

• Main Authors: MJ Naude, Evelyn Derera
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AfricaJournals 2015-01-01
• Series: African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure
• Subjects: Kilimanajaro; trekking tourism; supply chain; logistics
• Online Access: http://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article47vol4_2_july-nov_2015.pdf

This article explores the supply chain management challenges of trekking to the summit of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, via the Machame route, with particular focus on the logistics. In the article key research gaps in the tourism trekking industry worthy of future theoretical and empirical exploration are identified. Stakeholders within the tourism trekking industry encounter many supply chain businessrelated challenges which have an impact on business profits on a daily basis across different operating systems. In the article current research on supply chain management challenges within the context of tourism are reviewed. Supply chain management in the tourism industry has attracted widespread research interest over the past two decades, whereas studies on supply chain management challenges in the tourism industry – specifically the trekking to the summit of Kilimanjaro– are limited. In this context, the study reported on in this article contributes to the existing body of knowledge by identifying areas through which trekking to the summit of Kilimanjaro can be improved.