<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Previous research on port efficiency focuses primarily on the provider’s perspective and assumes that maximizing the output is always desirable. This paper recognizes that maximizing the final output does not necessarily guarantee an efficient system and the notion of port efficiency and service effectiveness needs to be considered from the perspectives of both the provider and the consumer of the port service. The paper proposes a network-DEA model to evaluate the performances of 30 seaports worldwide. The concurrent consideration of efficiency scores from the network-DEA model and the traditional DEA-CCR model will offer valuable insights to port operators on how to improve port performances as part of a seaborne cargo supply chain.</p></abstract>

Previous research on port efficiency focuses primarily on the provider’s perspective and assumes that maximizing the output is always desirable. This paper recognizes that maximizing the final output does not necessarily guarantee an efficient system and the notion of port efficiency and service effectiveness needs to be considered from the perspectives of both the provider and the consumer of the port service. The paper proposes a network-DEA model to evaluate the performances of 30 seaports worldwide. The concurrent consideration of efficiency scores from the network-DEA model and the traditional DEA-CCR model will offer valuable insights to port operators on how to improve port performances as part of a seaborne cargo supply chain.

Evaluations of port performances from a seaborne cargo supply chain perspective

School of Air Transportation and Logistics, Korea Aerospace University 100 Hanggongdae-gil, Hwajeon-dong, Deogyang-Gu, Goyang-City, Gyeonggi-Do, 412-791, Republic of Korea e-mail: joanphan@gmail.com; phone: +82-2-300-0374

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260

Polish Maritime Research

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Previous research on port efficiency focuses primarily on the provider’s perspective and assumes that maximizing the output is always desirable. This paper...

Evaluations of port performances from a seaborne cargo supply chain perspective

Published Online: Jul 31, 2013

Page range: 20 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2013-0024

Keywords
Seaborne cargo supply chain, Port efficiencies, Freight transportation, Port service benchmarking

This content is open access.

Evaluations of port performances from a seaborne cargo supply chain perspective

Published Online: Jul 31, 2013

Page range: 20 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2013-0024

KeywordsSeaborne cargo supply chain, Port efficiencies, Freight transportation, Port service benchmarking

This content is open access.

Keywords
Seaborne cargo supply chain, Port efficiencies, Freight transportation, Port service benchmarking