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Evaluating the inter-temporal efficiency trends of international container terminals using data envelopment analysis

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  • Hokey Min
  • Byung-In Park

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As the world economy slipped into recession in recent years, growth in international trade slowed down considerably. Slow growth in international trade often leads to a decline in inter-modal traffic and the subsequent reduction in demand for container services. The reduced demand in container services and the continuous glut of container port facilities throughout the world have sparked fierce competition among international container terminals. In an effort to help port authorities develop a winning formula in the increasingly competitive container market, this paper aims to develop a meaningful set of benchmarks that will set the standard for best practices. In particular, we propose an inter-temporal data envelopment analysis (DEA) that is proved to be useful for measuring the operational efficiency of various profit or non-profit organisations over time. Using the examples of major container terminals in South Korea, this paper illustrates the usefulness of DEA for the continuous improvement of container services.

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  • Hokey Min & Byung-In Park, 2005. "Evaluating the inter-temporal efficiency trends of international container terminals using data envelopment analysis," International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(3), pages 258-277.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisma:v:1:y:2005:i:3:p:258-277
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    1. Zhuyuan Li & Xiaolong Wang & Run Zheng & Sanggyun Na & Chang Liu, 2022. "Evaluation Analysis of the Operational Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity of Container Terminals in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-12, October.
    2. Quintano, Claudio & Mazzocchi, Paolo & Rocca, Antonella, 2021. "Evaluation of the eco-efficiency of territorial districts with seaport economic activities," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
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    4. Odeck, James & Schøyen, Halvor, 2020. "Productivity and convergence in Norwegian container seaports: An SFA-based Malmquist productivity index approach," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 222-239.
    5. Odeck, James & Bråthen, Svein, 2012. "A meta-analysis of DEA and SFA studies of the technical efficiency of seaports: A comparison of fixed and random-effects regression models," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 46(10), pages 1574-1585.
    6. Claudio Quintano & Paolo Mazzocchi & Antonella Rocca, 2020. "A competitive analysis of EU ports by fixing spatial and economic dimensions," Journal of Shipping and Trade, Springer, vol. 5(1), pages 1-19, December.
    7. Hokey Min & Hyesung Min & Seong Jong Joo, 2007. "A data envelopment analysis on assessing the competitiveness of Korean hotels," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(3), pages 367-385, November.
    8. Hlali Arbia, 2018. "Efficiency Analysis with non parametric method: Illustration of the Tunisian ports," Logistics, Supply Chain, Sustainability and Global Challenges, Sciendo, vol. 9(1), pages 51-58, February.
    9. Kammoun, Rabeb & Abdennadher, Chokri, 2022. "Seaport efficiency and competitiveness in European seaports," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C), pages 113-124.

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