Choosing a business model of container terminal operations

Chin-shan Lu; Pei Hsuan Chang

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-11891-8_5

Choosing a business model of container terminal operations

Chin-shan Lu
, Pei Hsuan Chang

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Chapter in an edited book (as author) › Academic research › peer-review

Abstract

This chapter empirically identifies the crucial criteria for choosing a business model of container terminal operations from the viewpoint of the Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC)—the former port authority of Kaohsiung, Keelung, Taichung, and Hualien in Taiwan. An analytic hierarchy process approach is employed to assess the relative importance of these criteria and business models. Results indicate that benefit and operational capability are the two most important criteria for selecting business models of container terminal operations. The optimal business model in the short to medium term for TIPC is “wholly-owned, operateoutsourced”, whereas “wholly-owned, operate-owned” is the optimal business model in the long term. Implications of the research findings for port corporations and global terminal operators are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Series in Operations Research and Management Science
Pages	137-160
Number of pages	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11891-8_5
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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Name	International Series in Operations Research and Management Science
Volume	220
ISSN (Print)	0884-8289

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Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Chapter in an edited book (as author) › Academic research › peer-review

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