Enhancing Security Through Efficiency Focus—Insights From a Multiple Stakeholder Pilot Implementation

Abstract

E fficiency and security are often regarded as opposing factors in transport operations, with increased security causing decreased efficiency. The use of information technology holds the promise of enabling improved efficiency in freight transport operations and this article suggests and elaborates on the proposition that ''An increased focus on efficiency will result in improved security for carrier operations.'' The research for this article involved a literature review, the collection of empirical data through one in-depth case study, and elaboration on a proposition through a field pilot implementation. The selected focus was carrier operations in connection with port terminals carrying out RoRo operations on trailers. The article explores and describes how measures to increase efficiency result in increased security.

The efficiency potential of ICT in haulier operations

“…Certain aspects of administration, such as the copying and registering of consignment notes, can be completely eliminated if information sharing and authentication is automated [32,44]. This was qualitatively confirmed by the Euridice Pilot [30].…”

“…The individual level benefits of ICT for other supply chain actors, such as consignor/consignees have been presented in previous research (e.g., [19,32]), but fall outside the scope of this paper. It was found that significant potential improvements to road transportation have been proposed for ICT enabled process change on the company and transportation network level through conceptual or simulation model based studies [35].…”

“…An AVEIS can identify equipment entering or exiting a yard, equipment available within a yard, trucks passing through toll collection lanes, etc. [32].…”

“…Administration: Sternberg et al [32] measured administration time reduction in an industrial pilot project. Certain aspects of administration, such as the copying and registering of consignment notes, can be completely eliminated if information sharing and authentication is automated [32,44].…”

Streamlining air import operations by trade facilitation measures

“…Measures to improve efficiency in supply chain can be related to improve security and its idea contradicts the common assumption "either…or" (Sternberg, Nyquist, & Nilsson, 2012). A facilitated process is easier to secure and control and a secure process is easier to facilitate (Karlsson, 2005).…”