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In global supply chain, Marine ports are critical nodes where value adding and logistics-related activities take place. The integration of ports on supply chain management creates high level of uncertainty for downstream activities due to the increasing of processes complexities and range. One of the common problems in Marine Ports in Middle East is the accumulation of goods which lead to delay in the downstream activities of the supply chain. Therefore, the main objectives of this study is first to demonstrate the causes of overstock or accumulation of goods problem at Marine ports in practically in Alexandria and Jeddah seaports using cause and effect diagram (fishbone diagram). Second, is to identify root causes of this problem especially for hazardous material and automotive products using Pareto analysis. Finally, recommend a solution for this problem based on the root cause analysis in order to minimize the probability of problem occurrence and improve the performance of the supply chain. Case study research strategy was used to identify and examine the causes of this problem in real–life context and determine their frequency. In particular, two case studies were conducted Alexandria and Jeddah ports. Structured interviews conducted with the executives of ports. The study findings shows that the main two root causes of overstock or the accumulation of goods in the Arab marine ports are the complicated customs and documentary procedures and delay in conducting inspection procedure in particular for the hazardous goods and automotive goods.

In global supply chain, Marine ports are critical nodes where value adding and logisticsrelated activities take place. The integration of ports on supply chain management creates high level of uncertainty for downstream activities due to the increasing of processes complexities and range. One of the common problems in Marine Ports in Middle East is the accumulation of goods which lead to delay in the downstream activities of the supply chain. Therefore, the main objectives of this study is first to demonstrate the causes of overstock or accumulation of goods problem at Marine ports in practically in Alexandria and Jeddah seaports using cause and effect diagram (fishbone diagram). Second, is to identify root causes of this problem especially for hazardous material and automotive products using Pareto analysis. Finally, recommend a solution for this problem based on the root cause analysis in order to minimize the probability of problem occurrence and improve the performance of the supply chain. Case study research strategy was used to identify and examine the causes of this problem in real–life context and determine their frequency. In particular, two case studies were conducted Alexandria and Jeddah ports. Structured interviews conducted with the executives of ports. The study findings shows that the main two root causes of overstock or the accumulation of goods in the Arab marine ports are the complicated customs and documentary procedures and delay in conducting inspection procedure in particular for the hazardous goods and automotive goods.

This article reports on an exploration of challenges experienced in the field of supply chain management in the South African Government. This paper examined the extent to which the political heads interfere with Supply chain management (SCM) policies and procedures which ultimately affects the service delivery inversely, which end up being of inferior quality or end up not happing at all due to political interference. The study was conducted in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Administration with an analysis that is presented in various main sections, information relating to the political influence on compliance with SCM legislation and processes; information relating to the various SCM operations, compliance measures, business units working together in achieving cost effective and efficient procurement.

Scientific Bulletin of Naval Academy, 2020

The port operation services have developed a specific framework of business processes of which model is commonly defined by the peculiar logistic activities provided for goods handling in stevedoring operations or for storage, stowage, unitization, or processing operations with added value alongside the flow of the supply chain. In the last decades the port services have been enlarged and diversified not only on extensive basis but intensively also, having on its ground new methods of business processes modelling in completion to the updated equipment and technologies. In this context, the port development is calling for a higher level of social and environmental responsibility, the quality management standards becoming very important for a successful business on sustainable development perspective. Due to its excessive diversification, the quality management framework has been considerable diversified, making difficult the recognition of all the required procedures and standards, t...

1986

IEEE Xplore Proceedings of the 2019 4 th World Conference on Complex Systems (WCCS), 2019

Ports serve ships and inland with logistic services, first of all. Given the current technology, waste, pollution of air and water and land are difficult to avoid. These problems are additionally difficult to handle, if process participants fail to behave in a systemic way, i.e., with a (requisitely) holistic approach, based on interdisciplinary creative cooperation on the part of any of process participants and/or their combined teams. The contribution presents a case based on field research in progress, combining observation of a port and use of systems approach in a mathematical way, to study a chance of systemic behavior of a port. Keywords: quantification of social responsibility, deterioration of the quality of life, influence of the port's activities on the health, stepwise regression, statistical modeling.

2006

Supply Chain Management (SCM) offers some business solutions to companies in various sectors by increasing customer service while minimizing costs. Supply chains for suppliers, manufacturers, distribution centers, resellers, customers or any other members differs from each other depending on their business functions, goals, types of organizations etc. Thus, the definition of supply chain varies from one company to another. But in general, SCM can be defined as a complex business relations network that contains synchronized efforts among these business entities to plan, control, coordinate and distribute raw materials, parts, subassemblies and finished goods from suppliers to ultimate customers. It can be strongly claimed that, the most important objective of SCM is to ensure production and delivery of products at the right diversity, with the right amounts, at the right time and to the right locations. In order to achieve this aim, some strategic decisions have to be made such as finding number of plants (manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, cross-docks etc.) to be opened, defining location of these plants, choosing suppliers to use (called Supplier Selection Problem), determining transportation times and modes, and creating supply chain strategies. In this study, supplier selection problem in SCM is considered with the help of Analytic Hierarchy Process. A case study in a textile manufacturer is presented.

Maritime Technology and Research

Sustainability is a fundamental concept and thus always placed in the center of business management, which includes 3 different dimensions: environment, economy, and society. Port supply chain management is no exception to encompass these dimensions. Port sustainable supply chain management can be associated with implementing the United Nations’ (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs). Little effort has been made to shed light on this association. Therefore, an attempt is made in this study to build a framework that comprises measures for the port sustainable supply chain management. The measures are examined by the utilization of the “dashboard of 5 Ps” (Peace, People, Planet, Partnership, Prosperity), thus to identify how the framework measures can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs. Results show that ports have the potential to influence all the SDGs, either directly or indirectly. Additionally, the framework can be viewed as a conceptual tool that is very appropriate fo...

International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2020

Ports as key of transportation network, the gate of economy activities, transportational mode transition center, site of distribution, production, and consolidation of goods and services, and a place that highly related with routine industrial, agricultural, tourism, and commercial activities. Its important roles in commercial field are as chain of transportation (transportation system) which is a series of goods movement from sender to the receiver or customer that involves various of transportational mode transitions. Are the activities conducted related with supply and chain in ports are already in harmony from the perspective of regulations? Should these ports be re-serviced to improve its performance as a part of supply and chain management? The utilized method in this research is a normative method, with a descriptive analysis by utilizing secondary and primary data. The result of this research reveals that the implemented policy is not in harmony with the available resource in the field, and caused unoptimum output. Because of that, a cooperation between the available human resources in the policy implementation is vital to improve the sector's contribution towards the national economy, where ports are placed as an accelerator of physical and economical development. Port reservice is a requirement to improve the inconducive and unprofessional Indonesian ports that contribute on ineffective and inefficient service performance. Indonesian ports should organize its performance by improving their tools as supporting facilities and infrastructures. If the available funding is insufficient, port management is recommended to invite both domestic or foreign investors to provide capital investments.