scholarly journals BUSINESS CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND POTENTIAL STRATEGIES OF SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGERIA MARITIME SECTOR

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ikenna Amuka ◽  
Ozumba Uzochukwu ◽  
Nnamdi Chijoke Anyachebelu
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Trade Restrictions ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Strategic Measures ◽  
Merchandise Trade ◽  
Business Challenges ◽  
United Nation

Maritime transport is the foundation of global supply chain connections and economic development with shipping and ports estimated to manage more than 80 per cent of world merchandise trade by volume and over 90 per cent by value, according to United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2020. Consequently, when severed covid-19 pandemic occur, there are absolute disruption of transport networks and supply chain which hugely undermined international trade and economic activity. The covid-19 pandemic activates health and economic crisis with extensive consequences for maritime transport and trade. Restrictions imposed in response to the covid-19 pandemic have triggered disruptions affecting economic activity and trade in maritime sector which includes ports operations, shipping and supply chains. The strategic measures taken to control the spread of the corona virus disease and slowdown of economic activity and trade have significantly affect the maritime sector both locally and globally. Thus, the study assesses the impacts of covid-19 pandemic in business operations of Nigeria maritime sector. Hence, this study analyzes the sustainable response to get back to business fully in Nigeria maritime trade. This study was performed by reviewing the available published literatures, case studies, and various government and non-government agencies/organizations from reports and official websites, served as the frameworks of the study. From huge compilation of relevant studies, presentation of data and information which is vital to maritime business challenges of covid-19 pandemic and potential strategies of sustainability and meet study objectives. JEL: R40; R42; L20 <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0720/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals The Dynamic Sustainability in Supply Chain Context of Malaysia’s Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 4665-4668
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
World Population ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Electric Car ◽  
Housing Estates ◽  
United Nation

This paper is discussing on the emergence of awareness in Malaysia’s supply chain in green practices and implementation towards sustainability. All elements in good supply chain management are being tabled from the various authors & publications within the latest three years period. All business entity inclusive of industries, manufacturing, warehousing, transportation covering the land, sea and air. World population is nearing 7.5 billion directly triggered a massive food production, electrical & electronics appliances, furnitures, housing estates, textiles industries, transportations for movement, upgrading of roads, seaports, bigger airports causing huge consumptions of fossil fuel. Consequently causing damage to the environment. World leaders are united in decision of tacking the global warming at United Nation assembly but the action on the ground is very minimal resulting in the iceberg melting continuously, flooding in low land area in coastal city such as Jakarta, Shanghai and Lagos. Endless effort are being taken to reduce the dependency on fossil fuel by the world leading economy nations such as China in developing electric car engines, Germany in longer lifespan battery operated vehicles as well as solar energy and water based engine (Hybrid). In the market with the pressure from the society and environmentalist manufacturing are aggressively implementing reverse logistics on their products, transportations companies are maximizing their truckloads, factories are reducing the electricity and create awareness and ownership which is resulting the low carbon footprint.

Service Composition Based Software Solution Design

2012 ◽  
pp. 266-277
Author(s):  
Tong Mo ◽  
Jingmin Xu ◽  
Zhongjie Wang ◽  
Yufei Ma ◽  
Heyuan Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Service Composition ◽  
Software As A Service ◽  
Data Synchronization ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Synchronization Process ◽  
Distributed Services ◽  
Solution Design ◽  
Business Requirements ◽  
Business Challenges

Service composition and Web mash-up are promising for meeting specific business requirements by integrating multiple distributed services and SaaS (Software as a Service) has become a popular way of software development and delivery paradigm. An application that meets the business challenges the customer faces in managing its supply chain by integrating two existing SaaS offerings into a newly developed technology presented to validate the service composition technologies. This paper contributes with a practice of a light weight approach of the problems that are inevitable in SaaS integration such as data synchronization, process control, and identification. The purpose of this paper tries to provide a reference for researchers and engineers in this domain.

E-Logistics

2011 ◽  
pp. 1354-1360
Author(s):  
Kim Hassall
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Home Shopping ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Fit For Purpose ◽  
End To End ◽  
General User

By 1998, arguably some four years after the Internet’s general user beginnings, many commentators did not doubt that Internet based home shopping was on its way to revolutionize our lives. At the margin, it certainly allowed us another purchasing channel and for many retailers some 5% to 12% of differing goods is now done through an “e-store” or “emarketplace”. (Visser & Hassall, 2005). However, by 2001 a range of major e-business summits, perhaps very notable being the 44 nation OECD hosted e-transport and e-logistics summit in Paris (June, 2001), was beginning to demolish the euphoria of B2C. In its basic state, B2C was a very marginal business. But what of B2B? Yes, it is a bigger sector but how were the business rules and logistics strategies shaping up for network design, e-marketplace use, and logistic fulfilment changing when compared to the rapidly evolving B2C environment? The ICT sector rapidly began to assemble a host of B2B applications for Supply Chain Management and despite the “tech wreck” occurring towards the end of 2001, these highly expensive suites of products found some traction over the next three to four years. So, initially, the development of large logistics software packages such as I2, Baan, Descartes, and so forth, were offerings that the B2B sectors availed themselves of. However, besides the ICT developments in the B2B space, the evolution of new logistics strategies would prove themselves to be good, bad, and various shades in between, when examining the full end to end (E2E) e-business operations. Since 2001, a tide of interest has turned towards the adoption of fit for purpose e-logistic models to support the end to end functionality of e-business. Hassall (2003) describes a detailed survey for the international Postal Authorities as to what new e-logistics and e-business strategies should be developed. These ranged from new householder delivery choices, to global e-marketplaces being developed. Why this survey was important was because the global postal authorities are the largest combined B2C operator and also a growing B2B logistics supplier.

Integrated E-Enterprise Supply Chain Security Design and Implementation

2007 ◽  
pp. 286-312
Author(s):  
Stephen C. Shih ◽  
Michael Camarata ◽  
H. Joseph Wen
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Security Design ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Enterprise Security

Web technology has enabled many organizations to form an e-enterprise for effective communicating, collaborating, and information sharing. To gain competitive advantages, it is necessary for e-enterprises to integrate the entire lines of business operations and critical business data with external supply chain participants over the Web, which may introduce significant security risks to the organizations’ critical assets and infrastructures. This chapter reports a case study of e-service security design and implementation at a leading U.S. company. First, the chapter reviews security concerns and challenges in front-end e-business and back-end supply chain operations. This is followed by the analysis of the company’s e-service and its security problems. The case then presents an integrated e-enterprise security methodology to guide the company for meeting its security needs. The results of this case study provides security professionals with practical steps and sustainable solutions for tackling the unique security challenges arising in an open, unbounded e-enterprise supply chain environment.

scholarly journals Security, Trade, and Political Violence

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Amodio ◽  
Leonardo Baccini ◽  
Michele Di Maio
Keyword(s):  
Political Violence ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Differential Effect ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Trade Restrictions ◽  
The West ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Quasi Experiment ◽  
Violent Events

Abstract This paper studies the effect of security-motivated trade restrictions on economic activity and political violence. We exploit the 2008 restrictions imposed by Israel on imports of selected goods to the West Bank as a quasi-experiment. We show that after 2008 (i) output and wages decrease differentially in manufacturing sectors that use restricted materials more intensively as production inputs, (ii) wages decrease in localities where employment is more concentrated in these sectors, and (iii) episodes of political violence are more likely to occur in these localities. This differential effect accounts for 16% of violent events that occurred in the West Bank from 2008 to 2012.

scholarly journals The Perspectives of Port Integration into the Global Supply Chains – The Case of North Adriatic Ports

Pomorstvo ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Alen Host ◽  
Helga Pavlić Skender ◽  
Petra Adelajda Mirković
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Port Competitiveness ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
Patterns And Processes

Globalization, offshoring and the notable growth of containerization have changed the maritime transport and logistics chains. Ports became integral part of complex supply chains and serve as a logistics centres, add value, link flows and influence the supply chain patterns and processes. The port competitiveness is determined by its in-house strengths such as efficient freight handling and hinterland connections and by its position and links in the global supply chains. The aim of this paper is to investigate the importance of port integration in the supply chains overall and to analyse how North Adriatic Ports are integrated into the supply chains. The analysis is based on the sample of 939 firms aggregated by ports regions and classes level within Section H (Nace Rev.2). The assumption is that if the business cycle of all firms (classes) included in the port supply chain is correlated, it can indicate that the port is integrated in the supply chain. The results of our analysis are ambiguous, where the correlation is rather negative than positive. This paper provides the conceptual framework and outline the significance of this investigation for port operators, shipping lines, forwarders and other stakeholders.

scholarly journals COVID-19’s Impact on the Shipping Industry: Case Study of the Sanur-Nusa Penida Route, Bali-Indonesia Shipping

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (07) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyoman Budiartha RakaMandi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Shipping Industry ◽  
Trade Restrictions ◽  
Satisfaction Index ◽  
The Impact

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has triggerred a global health and economic crisis with far-reaching implications for maritime transport and trade. Restrictions imposed in response to the pandemic have caused disruptions affecting ports, shipping, and supply chains. The island of Bali, one of the provinces of Indonesia, is used as a case study of the impact of the pandemic on the local economy in a region that relies on shipping and tourism. The Indonesian government has employed large-scale social restrictions or Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) to regulate and allow people to return to their ‘normal’ activities. The first objective of this paper is to determine the impact of the PSBB on the shipping industry on the Sanur – Nusa Penida route. The second objective is to find out the level of service during the implementation of the PSBB which presents a new normal in continuing the shipping industry and its challenges. The results revealed there was a decrease in the number of passenger motorboats (PM) operating per day by 84.62%, a decrease in PM trips by 86.54%, and a decrease in the number of passengers by 96.05%. Following the satisfaction index, the overall satisfaction index for PM mode users (57.29%) can be defined as quite satisfactory (51%-65%).

scholarly journals The Use of Intelligent Packaging in Supply Chain of Food Products

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 639-653
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Grubor ◽  
Jelena Končar ◽  
Radenko Marić ◽  
Goran Vukmirović ◽  
Nikola Milićević
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Type Number ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Intelligent Packaging ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Business Operations

The research aims to identify the limitations and expectations of producers, transport companies, distributors and retailers in introducing intelligent packaging into supply chains of food products on the market of the Western Balkans. The limitations and benefits from the use of intelligent packaging have been identified in transportation, storage, operations of physical handling and display of food products at the place of their final purchase. The results have shown that there are significant differences in terms of limitations affecting the implementation of intelligent packaging into business operations of supply chains, bearing in mind the business type, number of employees, available capital and integrated standards into business operations. In contrast to this, the results point that there are no significant differences in terms of benefits that the analysed entities expect from introducing intelligent packaging into their systems. A set of measures and incentives have been defined for the competent institutions and food supply chain management to take, in order to minimize the restrictions and advance the implementation of intelligent packaging. The proposals and suggestions for further research are stated in the paper.

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