Effect Evaluation and Optimization Model of Logistics Supply Chain in Coastal Ports

Abstract

Yi, Y., 2019. Effect evaluation and optimization model of logistics supply chain in coastal ports. In: Gong, D.; Zhu, H., and Liu, R. (eds.), Selected Topics in Coastal Research: Engineering, Industry, Economy, and Sustainable Development. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 94, pp. 763–767. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208.The port is the logistics centre for modern commodity gathering and scheduling transportation, and its efficiency will affect the competitiveness of all enterprises in the supply chain and the development of related industries. This paper aims to study the effect evaluation and optimization model of coastal port logistics supply chain (LSC). For this, based on the supply chain operation reference model (SCOR), the paper establishes the effect evaluation model of coastal port LSC. Then, taking Tianjin Port as an example, it applies the principal component analysis (PCA) to compare and analyse the effects of its LSC horizontally and vertically. The research results show that the gap in the LSC between China's ports is significant; Tianjin Port is limited by the software management level within the port, so its overall LSC has a low effect, but the development space is huge; it should optimize the supply chain model from four aspects such as strengthening the construction of the collection and distribution network and improving container throughput etc. This shall expand the theoretical and empirical research results of the coastal port LSC, and provide an important reference for the development of China's coastal port LSC.