A Quality Management Framework for Seaports in their Supply Chains in the 21st Century

Optimization of A Five-Echelon Supply Chain Network using Particle Swarm Intelligence Algorithms

“…Which results in minimizing and sharing risks [4], reduce product development cost, reduce logistics cost, improve productivity, reduce inventory across SC, access scarce resources, improve quality and lot more. Internet based information and communication technology has helped to share real time info among members of SC to optimally use the resources and value creation [5]. SC policy is very crucial for success of any BO.…”

Application of the Just-In-Time Approach to a Third-Generation Port

“…Ports constitute a vital part of the transportation system (Gonzalez-Aregall, 2017; Kuznetsov and Galin, 2015). The role and function of the port within the transportation system has, however, evolved over time (Jakomin, 2003;Notteboom and Winkelmans, 2001; and it is nowadays possible to distinguish five port types or generations (Jakomin, 2003;Montwiłł, 2014;Tran et al, 2011UNCTAD, 1999. A firstgeneration port primarily includes cargo handling (loading, unloading) functions, serving as interchange point, while a second-generation port besides cargo handling function also includes customer-oriented commercial functions (Angeliki, 2005;Unescap.org, 2019).…”

“…A firstgeneration port primarily includes cargo handling (loading, unloading) functions, serving as interchange point, while a second-generation port besides cargo handling function also includes customer-oriented commercial functions (Angeliki, 2005;Unescap.org, 2019). A third-generation port, additionally to previously mentioned functions, includes logistics and distribution with a predominant container specialization (Angeliki, 2005;Jakomin, 2003;Lam and Song, 2013;Tran et al, 2011).…”

“…In the fourth-generation ports, logistics and distribution functions transformed into integrated forms, bringing lean and agile practices into focus (Tran et al, 2011). The fifthgeneration ports referred to in the literature as nodal points of international supply chains (Montwiłł, 2014;UNCTAD, 1999), where the application of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma approaches still considered as relevant (Tran et al, 2011). Some others identify the sixth-generation ports, which conform to environmental protection law, integration of economic interest of the entire port community and further standardization of information sharing technologies (Kaliszewski, 2018).…”

Critical evaluation of policies in supply chain performance: Quality assurance, continuous process improvement and environmental regulation and policies

“…Systems for quality assurance on enterprises have developed interminably as per the innovative changes that have denoted the fast development of society (Cătălin et al, 2014). Tran et al (2011) clarified that ISO was produced from Quality Assurance; Quality Assurance empowered the event of quality administration amid the new-item advancement process and concentrated on nonstop enhancement as a key quality administration. The framework of Miles et al (1978) in Fig.…”