Ocean transportation is the most preferred mode of transportation that represents a significant role in global trade. Ocean transportation comprises around
80% of the aggregate worldwide cargo volume. This doctoral thesis focused on
investigating the factors that influence the dwell time of shipping containers in
ocean transportation. This research study focused on the significance of implementing a continuous track and trace system in the management of shipping containers. The stakeholders in a typical container supply chain involves port operators, shipping lines, transporters, shippers, consignee who operates in silo conditions. These stakeholders must synergize and collaborate by standardizing the
information transaction mechanism.
This research thesis is divided into three phases. For the Phase I, the World
Bank’s secondary dataset for the key economies is extracted, and fuzzy qualitative comparison analysis is carried out. This is accomplished through comprehending the impact of the indicators such as logistics cost (LC) and Logistics
performance index (LPI) on economic growth (GDP per capita). The phase I result indicates in determining LPI is the core causal configuration along with track
and trace for the positive impact on economic development. For the phase II of
the research, terminal operating data of the fourteen ports is analysed utilizing
ordinary least squares (OLS) with Python as a tool for big data science. The
container data amounting to 2.8 million rows was analysed utilizing ordinary least
square method and subsequently discussed with port operators through structured
interviews. The results shows that continuous track and trace results in the reduced dwell time of the container. The top three ports (A, G and L) were selected
based on the lowest RMSE (Root mean square error) 15.6, 15.7, 15.86 % in the
phase III of research study for qualitative reasoning.
The prime reasons of free period and gate cut off for cycle (The cut off time
before which container must gate in to the port), equipment demand (the demand
of equipment 20 feet or 40 feet which is basis the industry in the proximity of
ports) and heavy cargo manufacturing for size (the odd dimensional of bulk cargo
which can fit in to a specific container size), higher rail frequency, connectivity,
sustainability goals and efficient truck docking strategies for mode were identified. Tran shipment ports, along with better pre-inspection clearance steps were
few of the major reasons for empty/laden efficient movement. Trade support
schemes along with free days due to high competition at CFS (Container Freight
Station) were reasons cited by trade for DPD/DPE(Direct Port Delivery/Direct
Port Export). The majority of the container which are imported or exported via
container freight station have lesser dwell time. A qualitative framework is presented while collating the results from the structured interviews. The research
contributed to academia and practice on novel insights of tracking technology
impact on the efficiency of container movement and will be of interest to researchers and industry practitioner on evaluating the container movement and op-
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erations handling. By continuous monitoring and tracking containers, port operators can manage the shift efficiently leading to the controlled shift timings of
operators along with their safety and direct benefits to environment. The varying
reasons of dwell time at different ports are presented in the concluding results.
| ISBN: | 978-80-7678-204-4 |
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| EAN: | 9788076782044 |
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| Počet stran |
46 stran |
| Datum vydání |
30. 11. 2023 |
| Pořadí vydání |
První |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Vazba |
e-kniha - pdf |
| Autor: |
Mohan Saini |
| Nakladatelství |
Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně |
| Tématická skupina |
999 - nezařazeno |
| Neprodejná publikace. Publikaci je možné poptávat zde: Volně dostupné na http://hdl.handle.net/10563/52480 |
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