Evaluation of customer’s service satisfaction with ports in Tanzania: the case of Dar es Salaam port

dc.contributor.authorMasangya, Yesaya Benjamin
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-21T08:19:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T09:55:38Z
dc.date.available2019-12-21T08:19:59Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T09:55:38Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionAvailable in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Libraryen_US
dc.description.abstractThe major objective of this study was to evaluate customer satisfaction level of the quality of Dar es salaam customers` satisfaction, evaluate whether customers are satisfied with cargo handling n terms of safety and to evaluate the role of Dar es salaam port`s employees towards attaining customers satisfaction. Descriptive and cross sectional type of research design was used to carry out the study, whereby hypotheses were tested based on the frequencies, E-statistics and the standard deviation generated during data analysis. The finding showed that inadequacy, poor quality of cargo handling equipment and lack of computerized port generation were among factors that led to slow customers services delivery at Dar es salaam port. The overall effectiveness of the security measures at the Dar es salaam port indicated the high level of satisfaction by the port customers in terms of cargo security and port employee were willing to serve customer well. In order for Dar es salaam Port to implement efficiently and effectively both short and long term strategies towards arraigning customers satisfaction the study recommended increase in modern cargo handling equipment’s, use of information Communication Technology-CT increase of shortage areas and more motivation to employees. The move would encourage more customers from different angles of the world.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMasangya, Y. B (2008) Evaluation of customer’s service satisfaction with ports in Tanzania: the case of Dar es Salaam port, Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/5891
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectCustomer’s serviceen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectDar es Salaam porten_US
dc.titleEvaluation of customer’s service satisfaction with ports in Tanzania: the case of Dar es Salaam porten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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