The purpose of this paper is to develop a data system to assess failure probability in small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) reorganization.
Risk analysis in seaports plays an increasingly important role in ensuring port operation reliability, maritime transportation safety and supply chain distribution resilience. However, the task is not straightforward given the challenges, including that port safety is affected by multiple factors related to design, installation, operation and maintenance and that traditional risk assessment met…
The operation of a seaport is highly dependent on the ocean climate, where a necessary consideration of the later is essential to govern the normal running of the seaborne transportation. To estimate the port risks associated with the climate factors is a challenging task. Not only because of the complexity in the weather, but also the variations in the daily trade volume. This paper develops a…
Ever since the 1960s, every 10 to 15 years, the size of ships has been upgraded by 1,000 TEU. This trend of upgrading has been maintained due to advances in ship manufacturer’s technologies, and in the carriers’ strategy. It is likely that this strategy will accelerate the trend for carriers to operate VLCSs far earlier than was previously expected. The main aims of using larger containersh…
A study has been carried out of accidents occurring in seaports. A total of 471 accidents occurring between the beginning of the twentieth century and October 2002 have been analysed. The results obtained show a significant increase in the frequency of accidents over time: 83% of the accidents occurred in the last 20 years and 59% in the past decade. The most frequent accidents were releases (5…
Policy uncertainty will remain a major impediment to the country ' s investment outlook. After banning mineral ore exports in January 2014, the government re-allowed mineral ore exports in January 2017 as expected investment in the downstream sector did not materialise.
Supply managers must manage many risks in their increasingly competitive environments. Traditionally this meant buffering against uncertainties, which sub‐optimized operational performance. Risk management can be a more effective approach to deal with these uncertainties by identifying potential losses. This conceptual study proposes that situational factors‐ degree of product technology, s…
The purpose of this paper is to develop a data system to assess failure probability in small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) reorganization.
Global sourcing can bring many benefits to organisations, but it can also expose them to a number of risks. The purpose of this study is to understand how managers assess global sourcing risks across the entire supply chain and what actions they take to mitigate those risks.