Total safety by design: Increased safety and operability of supply chain of inland terminals for containers with dangerous goods

Abstract

Disaster prevention from the earliest stages of inland terminals for dangerous goods (ITDGs) design.  Holistic analysis of the criteria involved in the design of safe ITDGs.  Diminishment of safety risks associated with ITDGs into a total performance management (safety, environmental and productivity).  Assessment tool for the total safety management of ITDGs.  Improving the social inclusivity of seaports by using the ITDG concept as a safe option.

The scientific literature on Coronaviruses, COVID-19 and its associated safety-related research dimensions: A scientometric analysis and scoping review

“…Early media reporting indicated certain levels of societal anxiety in relation to the continuity and robustness of the supply chains-particularly those of food and essential products-which often manifested in the form of hoarding and so-called 'panic shopping'. Although there is a well-established literature on this domain (Baghalian et al, 2013;Molero et al, 2017;Pan and Nagi, 2010;Tang, 2006;Yang, 2011), considering that this appeared to be a major concern of the public in the face of epidemics of this magnitude, further research seems to be needed on how to enhance the safety and robustness of supply chains while taking into account specific characteristics of the current health emergency. This may entail system-level studies of the disruptive effects of the impacts of the pandemic on essential multi-modal commodity supply chains by sea, land, or air freight.…”

Improving the Performance of Dry and Maritime Ports by Increasing Knowledge about the Most Relevant Functionalities of the Terminal Operating System (TOS)

“…Velasquez and Hester (2013) compared the different MCDM methods, analyzed their advantages and disadvantages, and identified the types of studies for which they are more suitable [33]. AHP is a suitable method when the researcher wants to rate a criterion against the other criteria at the same level of the hierarchical tree [34] and has been widely used in the study of supply chain problems [35][36][37][38][39][40].…”

“…Molero et al (2017) weighted criteria affecting the design of the layout of a terminal of containers with dangerous goods using the AHP method [36]. Criteria related to five main areas (i.e., safety and security, environmental care, operational, business intelligence, and ICT) were used for the analysis of experts' priorities.…”

Safety Assessment Model for Dangerous Goods Transport by Air Carrier

“…Routing choice or road selection have long been areas of interest in the road transport of dangerous goods, aiming to reduce the potential negative environmental and public health impacts [4][5][6]. The safety analysis and a risk assessment approach comprise the other focuses of the research on road tunnels, railways, and sea transport of dangerous goods [7][8][9][10][11]. The methodology used in risk-related research can be classified as qualitative, quantitative, or a combination thereof.…”

“…Another representative decision-making method combining qualitative and quantitative techniques is the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Different types of risk factors are identified hierarchically in the first step via qualitative analysis and then prioritized in order of importance as calculated using a quantitative method [11,14,15]. The advantage of AHP lies in the use of expert experience to quantify the relative importance of factors at different levels.…”