<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article presents a method for evaluating the efficiency of port container terminals. The research was conducted for nine European terminals which use different handling technologies. The terminals have been divided due to the level of automation of transport processes. In the efficiency research DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) method is applied, that was previously used in studies of the relative productivity in the industry. This method allows you to multicriteria process analysis based on the properly selected production system model processing input parameters on output. Conclusions from analysis can be a ground for making a decision on organizational or investment issues.</p></abstract>

The article presents a method for evaluating the efficiency of port container terminals. The research was conducted for nine European terminals which use different handling technologies. The terminals have been divided due to the level of automation of transport processes. In the efficiency research DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) method is applied, that was previously used in studies of the relative productivity in the industry. This method allows you to multicriteria process analysis based on the properly selected production system model processing input parameters on output. Conclusions from analysis can be a ground for making a decision on organizational or investment issues.

Analysis of the Efficiency of Port Container Terminals with the Use of the Data Envelopment Analysis Method of Relative Productivity Evaluation

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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The article presents a method for evaluating the efficiency of port container terminals. The research was conducted for nine European terminals which use...

Analysis of the Efficiency of Port Container Terminals with the Use of the Data Envelopment Analysis Method of Relative Productivity Evaluation

Pubblicato online: 23 gen 2017

Pagine: 9 - 15

Ricevuto: 01 giu 2016

Accettato: 01 ott 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2017-0001

Parole chiave
container terminals, transport efficiency, transport system modelling

© 2017 Bogusz Wiśnicki et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of the Efficiency of Port Container Terminals with the Use of the Data Envelopment Analysis Method of Relative Productivity Evaluation

Pubblicato online: 23 gen 2017

Pagine: 9 - 15

Ricevuto: 01 giu 2016

Accettato: 01 ott 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2017-0001

Parole chiavecontainer terminals, transport efficiency, transport system modelling

© 2017 Bogusz Wiśnicki et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
container terminals, transport efficiency, transport system modelling