Conceptual Model for the Operational Performance of the Container Terminals in India

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Analysis of operational and financial performance of ports: an integrated fuzzy DEMATEL-TOPSIS approach

C. Gayathri et al.

Summary: This paper investigates the factors affecting port performance and emphasizes the importance of considering both operational and financial criteria. The proposed integrated fuzzy DEMATEL-TOPSIS approach provides a comprehensive method to evaluate and benchmark port performance. Through a case study of South Indian ports, the study identifies key operational and financial criteria affecting port efficiency.

BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL (2022)

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Article Transportation

Effects of port-shipping logistics integration on technical and allocative efficiency

Jose L. Tongzon et al.

Summary: International logistics and supply chains are dominated by seaports and shipping lines, leading to potential issues with technical efficiency and allocative efficiency. Logistics integration, comprising relational integration and operational integration, significantly impacts both technical efficiency and allocative efficiency.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS (2021)

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A Grounded Theory Approach in the Identification of Enabling and Inhibiting Factors Affecting the Performance of Container Terminals

K. Chandrasekhar Iyer et al.

Summary: The study aims to identify the enabling and inhibiting factors that impact the performance of container terminals in India, uncovering 30 enabling factors and 11 inhibiting factors. Each terminal has its own set of enabling and inhibiting factors, and leveraging the advantages of enabling factors can help improve terminal performance.

TRANSPORTATION IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES (2021)

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Article Transportation

Technical efficiency analysis of container terminals in India

K. Chandrasekhar Iyer et al.

Summary: Despite most studies on the efficiency of container ports being of developed nations, there is a lack of research on developing nations like India. Indian container ports are critical due to their location advantage and transhipment traffic handling. The study indicates that terminal size is a dominant factor influencing port efficiency.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS (2021)

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