Container Port Production and Management

Download or read book Container Port Production and Management written by Bo Lu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-08 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps to solve the problem of substantial waste and inefficiency in port production by analyzing operational efficiency at more than 30 Chinese and Korean leading container ports using three types of DEA model. In addition it offers a returns-to-scale analysis, which is particularly useful for port managers or policy makers deciding on the scale of production. The results provide port managers and relevant scholars with insights into resource allocation and operating performance optimization. This book was supported by the National Science and Technology Academic Publications Fund of China in 2015.