scholarly journals A Study on Supply Chain Management and Characteristics of Container Port Operation Efficiency in Vietnam by Emerging Measure Tools

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (Special Issue 04) ◽  
pp. 182-205
Author(s):  
Van Tai Pham
Keyword(s):  
Focal Point ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Linear Structure ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Container Port ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Operation Efficiency ◽  
Port Operation ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Fierce Competition

Seaport services are an important and decisive focal point in improving the logistics process's efficiency. Several prerequisites such as productivity and customer satisfaction are considered to be mandatory measures of port performance. Therefore, the determination of the characteristics and the evaluation of the effects of those important factors on the efficient operation of the port has always attracted much attention from scholars. This work aims to identify and evaluate the factors of port characteristics affecting container port operation efficiency. As a result, the port operation is more efficient. The competitiveness is enhanced in the context of fierce competition in seaport business in general and container ports and container terminals in particular. With qualitative methods combined with quantitative, using a 5-point width scale, analysis according to the linear structure model (SEM) with 530 samples. The research results show that 6 factors belong to the characteristics of container ports: infrastructure, location, inland connectivity, dynamism, logistics services, attractiveness impact the performance of container port operation. As meaningful, the study can bring benefits to port and container terminal businesses to build the right policies and decisions in competitiveness enhancement and help policymakers and port planning have an overview when implementing the plan.

State of the Practice of Information Technology at Marine Container Ports

1996 ◽  
Vol 1522 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Holguín-Veras ◽  
C. Michael Walton
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
General Information ◽  
The State ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Information Process ◽  
The Future ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Electronic Tags ◽  
Current Practices

A glimpse into the state of the practice of information technology at marine container ports is provided. First, network representation is used to characterize the information process that takes place at marine container terminals. These network representations were used as a framework to analyze a survey on the state of the practice of information technology. The survey targeted a selected group of U.S. container terminals, which provided information on current practices. The first section of the survey, General Information, gathered information about the general characteristics of the terminal. The second section, Internal Activities of the Container Terminal, gathered information about the performance of the most important internal activities. The third section, Interactions Among the Parties Involved, focused on the interactions that take place among the different agents associated with either importing or exporting containers. The fourth section, About the Future, gathered the respondents' perceptions about the future of information technology. The information gathered was used to characterize current practices and to assess the level of market penetration of advanced devices such as electronic tags.

Approximation algorithm for uniform quay crane scheduling at container ports

2016 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 1650018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Liu ◽  
Feifeng Zheng ◽  
Yinfeng Xu ◽  
Chengbin Chu
Keyword(s):  
Approximation Algorithm ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Container Port ◽  
Quay Crane Scheduling ◽  
Processing Efficiency ◽  
Crane Scheduling ◽  
Quay Cranes ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Turn Around Time

At a container port, container vessels are served by quay cranes for loading and unloading containers. Each vessel is typically split into bays from head to tail where containers are stored. Parallel quay cranes can process different bays simultaneously, and their processing efficiency significantly affects the turn-around time of a container vessel. Sharing a single traveling rail, the quay cranes cannot crossover each other, and this phenomenon is referred as the non-crossing constraint. In addition, the quay cranes may have different processing speeds due to gradual equipment updates. Inspired by updating activities of cranes in modern container terminals, this paper studies a scheduling problem with two uniform quay cranes, aiming at minimizing the turn-around time of a vessel, i.e., the makespan. We mainly develop an integrated approximation algorithm which is [Formula: see text]-approximation, where the two quay cranes are of processing speeds 1 and [Formula: see text], respectively.

The Queuing Model and Simulation of Container Terminal Based on Liner Transport

2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 1167-1170
Author(s):  
Jing Song Gui ◽  
Chun Xia Yang
Keyword(s):  
Arrival Time ◽  
Service System ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Container Port ◽  
Queuing Model ◽  
Numerical Examples ◽  
Obvious Change ◽  
Model And Simulation

The liner transport has brought enormous influence on the liner ship company and the container port. The most obvious change is the arrival time of ships, which is restricted by the corresponding schedule timetables. Based on a hypothesis that ships reach port completely randomly, thus, the traditional queuing model is no longer suit for modern container terminal. Therefore, a new queuing model is suggested in this paper. And a simulation for the service system is also developed. Results of numerical examples show that the proposed queuing model is significant to the construction and operation of container terminals

scholarly journals Models and Methods for Operations in Port Container Terminals

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Gudelj ◽  
Maja Krčum ◽  
Elen Twrdy
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Optimization ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Container Port ◽  
Spatial Allocation ◽  
Simulation And Optimization ◽  
Port Facilities ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Different Types

The management of a container terminal is a complex process that involves many decisions. Among the problems to be solved, there are the spatial allocation of containers on the terminal yard, allocation of ships to berths and cranes, scheduling priorities and operations in order to maximize performances based on some economic indicators. Since the container port facilities are very expensive, it is desirable to optimize their performance, making better management decisions. This paper wants to present the contribution of the simulation and optimization techniques with the aim of improving the cooperation between different types of equipments, increasing the productivity of the terminal and helping in minimizing costs. In particular, the Petri net is used to present berth operations, and the genetic algorithm is used for scheduling container loading/unloading operations by cranes in order to minimize the maximum time it takes to serve a given set of vessels. KEYWORDS: transportation, berth management, scheduling, simulation, optimization

scholarly journals Defining Scheduling Problems for Key Resources in Energy-Efficient Port Service Systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daofang Chang ◽  
Ting Fang ◽  
Junliang He ◽  
Danping Lin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Resource Scheduling ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
System Structure ◽  
Decision Variable ◽  
Scheduling Problems ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Key Resources

This paper addresses the problem of key resource scheduling of container terminals for energy-efficient operation. A combination of key resource scheduling and energy-efficient operation in container terminals is firstly described. An energy-efficient evaluation model of the key resource scheduling is then proposed. The objective set, decision variable set, and constraint set of key resource scheduling of a container terminal for energy-efficient operation are established in this paper. At the same time, their mapping relationship is carefully analyzed and the system structure of the key resource scheduling for energy-efficient operation of a container terminal is finally proposed.

AGILE SERVICE ORIENTED SHIPPING COMPANIES IN THE CONTAINER TERMINAL

Transport ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Huan Xu ◽  
Xin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
The Core ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Core Capabilities

Agility is regarded as one of the core capabilities and the developing trend of supply chains and their enterprises. Along with the development of economical globalization, supply chain management and containerization as well as container ports as a part of supply chain take more roles like logistics or distribution centers. Under this background, the container terminal should have superior response and develop agility. The main goal of this paper is to emphasize and illustrate the importance and imminence of implementing agility in container terminals. To achieve this goal, the analysis of the economies of scale in the container terminal is presented. In this paper, however, more attention will be paid to agile service oriented shipping companies. The concept and characters of agile service in the container terminal is illustrated. The paper also focuses on the agile organizational structure of the container terminal. Finally, the fuzzy quality synthetic evaluation method is given to evaluate the performance level of agile service in container terminal oriented shipping companies.

scholarly journals Inland Container Terminals in the Function of the Northern Adriatic Ports Enhanced Operation

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-102
Author(s):  
Renato Oblak ◽  
Svjetlana Hess ◽  
Alen Jugović
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Business Policy ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
And Storage

Continuous growth in the Northern Adriatic ports container traffic has caused a high utilization rate of the existing loading/unloading and storage capacities. In order to relieve pressure in ports and avoid traffic congestion and overcrowding which are already occurring, a possible solution is imposed by the construction of a new inland container terminal in their catchment background. This would meet the need for additional storage areas, speed up the flow of containers and ensure sustainable development of the Northern Adriatic container ports. In this paper, a proposition is presented for development of an inland container terminal in Kotoriba as a transit logistics centre for the ports of Rijeka, Trieste and Koper. Using the concept of their transport interlinkage and business policy pursuing their common appearance on the market, unlimited possibilities will be provided for the development of the Northern Adriatic supply chain toward the markets of the Central and Eastern Europe

scholarly journals Spatial Evolution of the European Container Ports’ System in Perspective of the Location Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 01016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina A. Krośnicka
Keyword(s):  
Graphical Model ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Location Theory ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Spatial Evolution ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Transportation Corridors ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Maritime Container Terminal ◽  
Dendritic Shape

The maritime container terminal is no longer a spatially coherent object. Functionally it ends, where their most external components are located. The process of location splitting of container terminals (ger. Standortspaltung) can be treated as next stage of their discrete growth. The new container facilities are being built to improve the containers’ flow, passing from port terminals to cities situated in their hinterland and vice versa. The external components of container terminals have a very diverse program, are functionally complex, and due to advanced technologies of information and logistics they are interconnected into one system. The structure of the functional bindings of a maritime container terminal could be compared to the dendritic shape of a neuron, the kernel of which is a terminal, and the arms are transportation corridors ended with distant land intermodal terminals. The physical feature of this system is the logistics landscape with vast areas and large cubature. The aim of the paper is to present the graphical model explaining the changes in distribution and hierarchy of container terminals’ external elements in relation to the network of cities and transportation.

scholarly journals A DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL OPTIMIZATION WITHIN THE BERTH SUBSYSTEM

Transport ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Stojaković ◽  
Elen Twrdy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Small Container

The article deals with a current problem faced by all ports: how to enable container terminals to keep up with the development of container ships, which, due to economies of scale, are constantly increasing in size. One solution that can help small container ports solve this problem is a use of a Decision Support Tool (DST). The DST is based on simulations and identifications of the container terminal components that require optimization for the reception of the desired ship size in a given port. It consists of the six parts of the terminal that define the operational ship-to-shore system that determines the quality of service when a ship is in the port. A DST was tested on the real data of twelve Mediterranean container terminals. Special focus was made on the optimization possibilities of the container terminal in the port of Koper.

Integration and Optimization of Quay Cranes and Trucks at Container Terminal

2014 ◽  
Vol 505-506 ◽  
pp. 922-926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Yu Zhao ◽  
Jin Xin Cao ◽  
Zhi Jun Gao
Keyword(s):  
Network Theory ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Container Port ◽  
Queuing Network ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Mathematical Algorithm ◽  
Quay Cranes ◽  
Port Logistics ◽  
Container Ports

Along with the rapid growth of world trade, new requirement for throughput efficiency of modern container port are put forward. The existing optimization method to research the transport of the container terminal is single and complex. So in this article, the quantitative integrated optimization of the quay cranes and the trucks is made and the research scale is enlarge, in order to improve the efficiency of the research results. A model is built based on queuing network theory, and the mathematical algorithm is used to solve the model. Some experiments are used to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of this study. The result shows that developed a genetic algorithm get the most optimal ratio of resource, and through a series of numerical examples . Are given The method to match the quay cranes and the trucks at container port logistics system, obtained by the techniques and algorithms in this study, can improvs the comprehensive efficiency of container ports.

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