Measuring lean ports performance

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.…”

Integration of Maritime Transportation to Supply Chains: A Literature Review and Suggestions for Further Research

“…For instance, Bichou and Gray (2005) propose that the performance of ports could be measured according to its contribution to overall added value of the channel. While some studies (i.e: Marlow and Paixao, 2003;Paixao and Marlow, 2003) offer logistics concepts such as leanness and agility for investigating port performance, other follow an empirical approach and suggest several constructs such as value-added services (i.e: Tongzon et al 2009) and information and communication systems (i.e: Panayides and Song, 2009). For instance, Carbone and De Martino (2003) investigate the contribution of a port to value creation through a case analysis, whereas Song and Panayides (2008) use 'use of information and communication technology', 'relationship with shipping line', 'value added service', 'integration of transport modes', and 'relationship with inland transport operators' as measures of port supply chain integration through a questionnaire survey.…”

Nordic Container Port Sustainability Performance—A Conceptual Intelligent Framework

“…However, despite the fact that it is tested on a number of ports, it is still an illustrative and none conclusive method. Reference [30] proposed a two-stage, internal and external, integration approach to measuring port performance with emphasis on the qualitative aspects in order to increase visibility within the port settings and along the transport chain, thus a better supply chain and logistics actors' integration. This lean methodology extends to the port networking environment and requires increasing flexibility which will subsequently increase the port's sustainability [31].…”