Elective: Port and Shipping Management

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Elective: Port and Shipping Management

Attend any 4 questions.  Each question carries 25 marks

(Each answer should be of minimum 2 pages / of 300 words)

Question.1.        Explain the application of Logistics Hub to container port.

Answer: Since the hub-and-spoke concept was introduced to the aviation market after the US airline deregulation in the late 1970s, it becomes a primary distribution model employed by leading international logistics companies. This pattern drives the companies to consolidate shipments on the large scale at major terminals (i.e. hub) and to redistribute the smaller scale of shipments to their respective destinations via radial links (i.e. spoke). In the field of logistics and supply chains, however, the hub concept has been often introduced in various terms in accordance with functionality: for example, logistics centre, logistics zone, freight terminal, distribution centre and warehouse. Such a heterogeneous terminology on the concept of logistics hub seems still in usage by practitioners and academics alike.

Question.2.        Explain the strategic significance of maritime logistics value.

Answer:Maritime logistics value (i.e. improving operational efficiency and service effectiveness in maritime logistics) is one of the strategic goals that maritime operators (i.e. port operators, shipping lines and freight forwarders) want to achieve. Due to the lack of a systematic approach towards maritime logistics management, however, existing literature has yet to clearly define what strategic direction should be taken to accomplish such goals. This thesis proposes that a knowledge-based strategy is the most desirable alternative, having diagnosed its effectiveness in creating and sustaining maritime logistics value. The thesis consists of theoretical and empirical sections. The theoretical part reviews the work of maritime logistics and operators within the context of global logistics and strategic management theory (especially, knowledge-based and inter-organisational relationship perspectives).

Question.3.        Explain Hinterland transport system design.

Answer:Some of the load units arriving at seaports are transhipments for other seaports, while others have inland destinations. The hinterland transportation system enables load units to be transhipped between seaports and inland destinations. The term “hinterland” is often referred to as the effective market or the geo-economic space in which the seaport sells its services. A similar definition is presented by van Klink and van den Berg (1998) who define hinterland as the interior region served by the port. The logistics related to the hinterland involves many actors and activities, and requires intense collaboration and coordination to work effectively and efficiently. Hence, hinterland logistics and transportation have become a crucial part of ensuring an efficient supply chain.

Question.4.        Explain Port and Logistics Chains, its changes in organizational effectiveness.

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Question.5.        Write an essay of logistics performance of supply chain oriented ports.

Answer:A port logistics chain (PLC) embraces all the global logistics chains that operate through a seaport, including different stakeholders involved in the international trade processes, such as the importers and exporters, the Port Authority, the terminal operators, customs, customs agents, transport companies (ground and maritime), freight forwarders, empty container parks, etc. The PLC faces important challenges for the integration of those supply chains processes and the huge number of public and private stakeholders.

Question.6.        Explain the impact of supply chain integration on shipping firm performance.

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25 x 4=100 marks

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