Critical Factors for Berth Productivity in Container Terminal

• Main Authors: Lu, Bo (Author), Wang, Shouyang (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Business.; Production management.; Industries.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.
• Physical Description: XIII, 63 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9789811024313

This book is a comparative study of the critical factors in berth productivity in Chinese and South Korean container terminals. It first defines the concept of berth productivity, and then establishes a regression model to evaluate the productivity factor. With the results obtained for the leading Asian container terminals it identifies the relationship between critical factors for berth productivity and their order of importance. The findings provide guidelines for terminal operators to improve berth productivity.