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Competition and Co-operation in Maritime Logistics Operations

In: Handbook of Ocean Container Transport Logistics

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  • Eon-Seong Lee

    (Australian Maritime College, Univerisity of Tasmania)

  • Dong-Wook Song

    (Edinburgh Napier University)

Abstract

This chapter aims to examine environmental challenges that maritime logistics operators have recently faced with, and to investigate strategic ways that maritime logistics operators can effectively manage competition and co-operation with their rivals for better responding to those challenges and thus achieving their strategic goals, i.e. maximisation of maritime logistics value. In order to address the aforementioned issues, this chapter adopts social network embeddedness and knowledge management perspectives. Based on the literature, a theoretical framework is established to show the positive relationship between co-opetitive networks, knowledge acquisition and maritime logistics value. A comprehensive survey to existing literature reveals that a high level of co-operation in a co-opetitive network (i.e., high numbers of and strong relationships between maritime logistics operators) facilitates knowledge acquisition, and competition promotes the positive impact of co-operation on knowledge acquisition. The acquired knowledge helps to improve maritime logistics value. This outcome will certainly provide maritime operators with a strategic insight into the identification of determinants and/or sources for competitive advantage and greater organisational performance from inter-organisational coordination and knowledge-based perspectives.

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  • Eon-Seong Lee & Dong-Wook Song, 2015. "Competition and Co-operation in Maritime Logistics Operations," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Chung-Yee Lee & Qiang Meng (ed.), Handbook of Ocean Container Transport Logistics, edition 127, chapter 16, pages 477-496, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-3-319-11891-8_16
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11891-8_16
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    1. Wang, Junjin & Liu, Jiaguo, 2019. "Vertical contract selection under chain-to-chain service competition in shipping supply chain," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 184-196.
    2. Wang, Junjin & Liu, Jiaguo & Zhang, Xin, 2020. "Service purchasing and market-entry problems in a shipping supply chain," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    3. Zhang, Li-Hao & Liu, Chunxiao & Zhang, Cheng & Wang, Shanshan, 2023. "Upstream encroachment and downstream outsourcing in competing shipping supply chains," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 255(C).
    4. Wang, Junjin & Liu, Jiaguo & Wang, Fan & Yue, Xiaohang, 2021. "Blockchain technology for port logistics capability: Exclusive or sharing," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 347-392.
    5. Liu, Jiaguo & Wang, Junjin, 2019. "Carrier alliance incentive analysis and coordination in a maritime transport chain based on service competition," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 128(C), pages 333-355.
    6. Ralf Elbert & Holger Pontow & Alexander Benlian, 2017. "The role of inter-organizational information systems in maritime transport chains," Electronic Markets, Springer;IIM University of St. Gallen, vol. 27(2), pages 157-173, May.
    7. Niu, Baozhuang & Dai, Zhipeng & Zhuo, Xiaopo, 2019. "Co-opetition effect of promised-delivery-time sensitive demand on air cargo carriers’ big data investment and demand signal sharing decisions," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 123(C), pages 29-44.

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