IMPACT OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT ON E-BUSINESS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED BUSINESSES IN ILORIN)

The aim of the study is to examine the impact of logistics management on e-business while specific objectives are to determine the effect of e-transfer on logistics cost, examine the effects of e-purchases on delivery time, investigate the impact of e-transfer on delivery time and measure the impact of e-purchases on logistics cost among selected businesses in Ilorin. The research design employed for this study is descriptive and explanatory. The population of the study consist of 80 respondents from the organization out of which 76 questionnaires were distributed and 76 were returned. The researcher adopts Taro Yamane 1976 sample Size formular. For this study the researcher used quantitative method. During the course of this research work, a combination of tools was used to gather the required data. A survey instrument in the form of close-ended questionnaire was developed for the purpose of collecting the main data for the study. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 through a combination of both descriptive and inferential statistics. The finding shows that there is a significant relationship between e-business and logistics management. The study concluded that etransfer does affect the logistics cost of the organization. and this has been proven in the study as allowing swift increase in the overall performance of the organization. Also, the study concluded that epurchase has a significant effect on the delivery time of the organization which was shown in the cause of the study. Operational volume of the organization is improved as a result of the type of e-business implemented. The study recommended that E transfer on the performance of the organization should be accorded with huge attention so as to improve effectiveness. Also, E purchase in an organization should in addition be improved on so as to enhance their profitability