THE CHANGING ROLE OF PORTS IN SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

As integrated supply-chain management (SCM) is now at the center of business transformation, firms are breaking down boundaries between internal functions, as well as between the enterprise itself and key partners in the value chain. One of the main goals of such a new management approach is to get everyone in the supply chain into a common platform of logistics transactions and information systems. With this in mind, the aim of this paper is to analyze how and if port operators can face the challenge of higher integration, on the assumption that the higher the integration between the actors the higher the competitiveness of the entire supply chain. Accordingly, an SCM approach is adopted in the analysis of the port of Le Havre in Renault's supply chain. More specifically, this research refers to the Lambert tri-dimensional model based on supply chain's structure, key business processes, and links between actors. The fieldwork, which mainly consisted of semi-structured interviews to Renault, logistics and port operators, and, finally, to the Le Havre Port Authority, was crucial to gather the needed information.

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  Taylor & Francis

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• Authors:
  • Carbone, V
  • De Martino, M
• Publication Date: 2003-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 305-320
• Serial:
  • Maritime Policy & Management
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-8839
  • EISSN: 1464-5254
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmpm20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Business practices; Container terminals; Empirical methods; Freight transportation; Logistics; Maritime industry; Port authorities; Port operations; Ports; Supply chain management
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00969481
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 5 2004 12:00AM