This book contains six chapters that can be used on a self-contained basis as teaching cases in an undergraduate or specialist class setting on OR techniques applied to maritime container operations or for port operations. Instructors and students can look forward to an insightful presentation of the challenges facing the maritime supply chains and container port logistics service providers in …
Fast and flexible low-cost data processing and information systems have transformed business operations. Through enhanced information availability, leading manufacturers have accelerated the flow of their products to create competitive advantage based on speed. These companies have developed methods to channel the power of information in order to use organizational resources more effectively an…