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Assessment criteria for global logistics hub ports in Northeast Asia
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Yang, YC and Chen, S, Assessment criteria for global logistics hub ports in Northeast Asia, Proceedings of the 2014 International Association of Maritime Economists Conference, 15-18 July 2014, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, pp. 1-18. (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
A global logistics hub port refers to a port in a strategic location at the intersection of major trunk
and feeder systems, where there is a logistics park or free trade zone in the port hinterland to
provide integrated value-added logistics services in addition to traditional port functions. This
paper explores global logistics hub port assessment criteria, and compares the competitiveness of
three major international ports in Northeast Asia, namely the ports of Busan, Tokyo, and
Kaohsiung, from a logistics perspective. This paper employed a hybrid decision-making
approach incorporating the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and gray relational analysis
(GRA). A total of 20 assessment criteria under the five dimensions of political-economic
environment, operating environment, cost environment, infrastructure facilities environment, and
preferential incentive environment were determined. The AHP results showed that, from the
perspective of all respondents, the top five assessment criteria were transport and distribution
costs, convenience of customs clearance procedures, harbor and stevedoring costs, cost of land,
and soundness of investment system and incentive measures. In terms of GRA outcomes, Busan
had the highest level of satisfaction to be a global logistics hub port, followed by Tokyo and
Kaohsiung. Based on the empirical findings, this paper presents policy implications for ports that
intend to become global logistics hub ports
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | global logistics hub port |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Transportation, logistics and supply chains |
Research Field: | Logistics |
Objective Division: | Transport |
Objective Group: | Water transport |
Objective Field: | Port infrastructure and management |
UTAS Author: | Chen, S (Associate Professor Peggy Chen) |
ID Code: | 93879 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | Maritime and Logistics Management |
Deposited On: | 2014-08-20 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-15 |
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