Logistics resources in seaport performance: multi-criteria analysis

Studying the logistics resource relationship within the framework of the overall performance of the main Iberian seaports performance, this article discusses how to apply the linear additive multi-criteria analysis (MCA) model and principal component analysis (PCA) to such an industry. The model incorporates the contribution of two different performance indicators—operational performance and physical capacity—measured by several indicators. First, the authors gather the 2009 annual data on the total cargo throughput of 16 seaport container terminals. The PCA method is then applied to attain the loading factor of each indicator and to normalize the redundancy in indicators and thereby generate meaningful results. They correspondingly find (a) operational performance contributed 48.77% while the physical capacity contributed 51.23% to overall performance; (b) the majority of seaports reveal a direct proportionality between their positioning in terms of physical capacity and their overall performance positioning; (c) this relationship changes whenever the difference in indicator value proves significant; and hence (d) this model demonstrates both its applicability and reliability in the case of the Iberian seaport industry and the relevance of encouraging multiple decision-makers to carefully consider identifying key criteria out of a given set of alternatives.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2013.777979
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/2899960
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Da Cruz, Rosa Pires
  • Ferreira, João J M
  • Azevedo, Susana Garrido
• Publication Date: 2013-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 588-613
• Serial:
  • Maritime Policy & Management
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-8839
  • EISSN: 1464-5254
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmpm20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container terminals; Logistics; Performance measurement; Port capacity; Port operations; Seaports
• Geographic Terms: Iberian Peninsula
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01499469
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 3 2013 3:01PM