THE CONTROL OF CARGO HANDLING COSTS

This paper has been prepared to introduce the concept of management control systems for cargo handling operations, and to demonstrate how this use can assist management to control costs. In order to illustrate how simple such a system can and indeed should be, an example is used involving one gang of men discharging overside to a craft. For obvious reasons this example is fictional, but a similar system has been in operation at a British port since May 1972. Adoption of this system followed a full application of Work Study techniques, to the whole range of cargo handling activities.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Ports Council

  Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
  London WC1A 1DZ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Teller, J C
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32-41
• Serial:
  • National Ports Council Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: National Ports Council

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Costs; Labor productivity
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050812
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Ports Council
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1974 12:00AM