System of Systems Approach to Maritime Transportation Governance

A systems engineering approach is applied to redefine the maritime transportation system through a holistic perspective. The view presented in this paper allows the identification of constituents of the maritime transportation network along with external factors and constraints that affect the network’s operation. The maritime network is considered at a system-of-systems level of abstraction, and a maritime transportation system of systems is defined. On the basis of characteristics of the system of systems and network management theory, a model for governing the maritime transportation system of systems is presented that addresses four key questions of effective governance: (a) What can be influenced? (b) Why is the influence needed? (c) How should the influence be exerted? (d) When is the purpose of influencing served? The model presented serves as a systems foundation for a new paradigm of maritime transportation governance.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2166-08
• Summary URL:
  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=System+of+Systems+Approach+to+Maritime+Transportation+Governance&author=M.+Mansouri&author=A.+Gorod&author=T.+Wakeman&author=B.+Sauser&publication_year=2010
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• Authors:
  • Mansouri, Mo
  • Gorod, Alex
  • Wakeman, Thomas
  • Sauser, Brian
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 66-73
• Monograph Title: Marine Transportation and Port Operations 2010
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2166
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Laws; Management; Policy; Systems analysis; Systems engineering; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Holistic approach
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Law; Marine Transportation; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01221026
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309142991
• Report/Paper Numbers: 10-2557
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 3 2010 11:25AM