Title of the assignment : Feasibility study for the creation of a groupage system in Togo for the transport of parcels of goods between Lome and the cities of the interior of the country and certain cities of the West African sub-region

• Country: Togo
• Client: The World Bank
• Period: March-June 2021

Tasks performed by ALG:

• A commercial or market study which must include elements such as :
• the identification of the actors who already practice this model of parcel transport in the form of groupage, and those who do not practice, but are ready to do so,
• the different forms of existing similar practices with their strengths and weaknesses,
• the points of departure of the goods, the routes used and the destinations at national and sub-regional level in the countries mentioned above,
• the types of goods most commonly conveyed in this form of groupage,
• the volume of traffic per month and per year,
• the prices charged according to the parcels and destinations,
• the model contracts between applicants and providers,
• the legal conditions related to this model of goods transportation,
• the socio-economic benefits of this practice for traders and populations,
• the willingness of customers to pay for these services,
• the synthesis of demand and supply by parcel conveyor circuit,
• the market share of this groupage project,
• the proposal of a marketing strategy for the promotion and sustainability of the project.

• A technical and logistic study which must include elements such as :
• the types of transport equipment best suited to this project with their characteristics and pros formas delivered by at least two dealers,
• other small equipment and accessories necessary to facilitate loading and unloading of goods,
• identification and prioritization of the most appropriate sites for a good realization of the grouping of the parcels,
• the minimum site development needs with their financial evaluation,
• the organizational diagram of the site with the circuits of entry and exit of the goods,
• the proposal of the models of transport documents and their procedures of use,
• human resource requirements and organizational and management structure,
• The study will also have to decide on the degree of digitalization of the process, considering the penetration rate of smartphones among retailers, the existence of appropriate Information Systems (IS) available on the market for the implementation of such a system or the need to build a specific IS.

• An economic and financial study that must include elements such as :
• the cost of the project,
• the financing scheme,
• the sources of financing with the types of guarantees to be provided,
• the projected operating statement for the first seven (7) years,
• sensitivity tests.