Agile Port and Intermodal Transport Operations Model to Secure Lean Supply Chains Concept

Abstract

This article presents a strategic view of industry's expectations from the lean supply chains concept in relation to

Application of the Just-In-Time Approach to a Third-Generation Port

“…This study is not an exception, since it only outlines the benefits of these approaches from a theoretical point of view, contributing to the similar research, concerning the positive impact of simulation for the development of lean ports and lean ports networks (Casaca, 2005). Meanwhile, in contrast to the previous research that considers them in terms of port integration into supply chains (Beškovnik and Twrdy, 2011;Hesse and Rodrigue, 2004;Notteboom and Rodrigue, 2008), this research justifies their application for testing the influence of integrating the production facilities with the port operations.…”

“…The just-in-time concept started to occur in the vicinity of ports in the 1990s, bringing the benchmarking of this practice by seaports itself (Kaliszewski, 2018), thus improving the process of cargo and information flow in a manner aimed at eliminating wastefulness of resources and energy, as well as limiting downtimes (Paixão and Marlow, 2003). The existing literature on third-generation ports focuses on port integration into supply chains (Beškovnik and Twrdy, 2011;Hesse and Rodrigue, 2004;Notteboom and Rodrigue, 2008) and the employment of logistics and supply chain management apparatus for the conceptualization of ports development (Bichou and Gray, 2004;Lam and Song, 2013;Marlow and Casaca, 2003;Panayides and Song, 2009;Song and Panayides, 2012;Tran et al, 2011;. Recent studies of ports integrated into a network consider quality management practices in terms of a JIT approach, quick response, leadtime management, lean and agile logistics (Lam and Song, 2013;Marlow and Casaca, 2003;Tran et al, 2011;.…”

Eliminating Barriers for Sustainable Transport Systems on Maritime Silk Road and Baltic–Adriatic Corridor under BRI

“…Intermodal transport chains are based on efficient transport processes and increasingly on sustainable transport systems [16] in order to ensure the shortest possible transport process with as little transshipment of goods [17]. At the same time, the overall costs of the intermodal transport chain should be as low as possible and environmentally neutral [18,19].…”

National Maritime Single Window – Cost-Benefit Analysis of Montenegro Case Study

“…In 2018, eleven billion tons of cargo were transported by sea [6]. In this respect, maritime transport also involves a lot of procedures and data that need to be exchanged [7]. The International Maritime Organization Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention) plays an essential role in facilitating data exchange in maritime transport, as its main objectives are to prevent unnecessary delays in maritime traffic, to aid co-operation between governments and to secure the highest practicable degree of uniformity in formalities and other procedures [8,9].…”