Global supply chain and port/terminal: integration and competitiveness

The Determination of The Relationships Between Maritime Logistics Service Capabilities And Firm Performance: An Application in Maritime Transport Businesses Operating in Turkey

“…Deniz ulaştırma lojistiğinde, yükün ve geminin takibi, elektronik veri transferi ve paydaşlarla kurulan iletişimi içeren bilgi entegrasyon yeteneği, firma performansını pozitif yönde etkiler (Song ve Panayides, 2008;Yang, 2012). Bu bilgiler ışığında aşağıdaki hipotezler geliştirilmiştir.…”

Kink in the intermodal supply chain: interorganizational relations in the port economy

“…In the context of the integration imperative, there is a clear argument for viewing the port terminal as an integral, rather than peripheral or incidental, part of the supply chain and, further, that the port's integration with other organizations is critical to its competitive viability (Heaver 1995;Marlow and Paixão Casaca 2003;Bichou and Gray 2004;Jacobs and Hall 2007;Song and Panayides 2008). The combination of containerization, intermodalism, and discretionary cargo gives shippers and carriers greater latitude in selecting ports of call which intensifies the competition between ports.…”

Efficient Hinterland Transport Infrastructure and Services for Large Container Ports

“…Gate systems typically operate as part of a multipoint system, where information on the container manifest, the cargo or the truck driver can be collected and linked to the terminal EDI system (Guan and Liu 2009, Huynh 2009, Zhao and Goodchild 2010. Increasingly container terminals make use of advanced identification technologies for security and efficiency reasons (Marchet, Perotti and Mangiaracina 2012, Shi, Tao & Voß 2011, Hu et al 2011, and these are an essential component for integration along the supply chains (Song and Panayides 2008, Marchet, Perotti and Mangiaracina 2012, Almotairi and Lumsden 2009. Challenges on the implementation of ICT at terminals and ports are well documented also in developed markets (Helling and Poister 2000), and cooperation or joint ventures might be a possible solution to reduce them (Bagchi and Paik 2001).…”

“…In recent years, the importance of framing terminals and ports in the supply chain perspective has become evident (Song and Panayides 2008). Shippers and consignees increasingly require the responsibility for all logistic activities to be assumed by global supply chain specialists and logistics integration has become a common strategy of transport providers (Frankel 1999).…”