We propose inventory replenishment and lateral transshipment policies for a distribution network. The distribution centers place weekly regular orders and daily urgent orders to the factory. Two classes of stochastic demands, pre-ordered and peddling, cause either backlogging or lost sales when they are not satisfied. The policy was simulated using data from a case study. The results showed that the proposed policies reduced the total cost, which includes transportation costs for satisfied demands and lateral transshipment, back order and lost sale costs for unsatisfied demands, and inventory holding costs. The best policy reduced long-run total cost and was proved robust from sensitivity analysis. Finally, implementing the policy with the case study confirmed 9.97 % total cost reduction and its practical application.
{"title":"Regular and urgent ordering with lateral transshipment in a distribution network with stochastic pre-ordered and peddling demands","authors":"Chalida Donjuk , Jirajat Settasuk , Po-ngarm Somkun","doi":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We propose inventory replenishment and lateral transshipment policies for a distribution network. The distribution centers place weekly regular orders and daily urgent orders to the factory. Two classes of stochastic demands, pre-ordered and peddling, cause either backlogging or lost sales when they are not satisfied. The policy was simulated using data from a case study. The results showed that the proposed policies reduced the total cost, which includes transportation costs for satisfied demands and lateral transshipment, back order and lost sale costs for unsatisfied demands, and inventory holding costs. The best policy reduced long-run total cost and was proved robust from sensitivity analysis. Finally, implementing the policy with the case study confirmed 9.97 % total cost reduction and its practical application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46505,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics","volume":"41 1","pages":"Pages 61-74"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143519046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.005
Mohammed Mojahid Hossain Chowdhury , Md. Mostafa Aziz Shaheen , Khandaker Rasel Hasan , Arif Mahmud , Kazi Khaled Mahmud
Ship owners and operators are continuously seeking financially viable ways to comply with the Sulphur emission limits set out by the IMO, which calls for a reduction of sulphur content in ship fuel to less than 0.5 % in 2020. The prudent decision in managing required energy sources by shipowners/operators will lead to an efficient ship operating decision, subsequently resulting in long-term financial return. The study aims to identify the factors influencing ship owners and operators to select the energy types in operating their vessels. Furthermore, the research explores the most desired energy sources to address the IMO Sulphur Cap Regulations 2020. One operation research method, namely the Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE), and one econometrics tool, namely the conditional logit model, have been used to explore the research objectives. The PROMETHEE analysis suggests that clean fuel (VLSFO) is the best alternative to respond IMO 2020, followed by scrubber installation. The conditional logit analysis suggests almost the same, indicating clean fuel as the only alternative for responding to regulation. The decision is driven by the vessel's age negatively and the size of the vessel positively. The study will enormously impact the ship’s energy procurement practices in Bangladesh.
{"title":"Towards sustainable energy selection for ships in response to maritime regulation","authors":"Mohammed Mojahid Hossain Chowdhury , Md. Mostafa Aziz Shaheen , Khandaker Rasel Hasan , Arif Mahmud , Kazi Khaled Mahmud","doi":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ship owners and operators are continuously seeking financially viable ways to comply with the Sulphur emission limits set out by the IMO, which calls for a reduction of sulphur content in ship fuel to less than 0.5 % in 2020. The prudent decision in managing required energy sources by shipowners/operators will lead to an efficient ship operating decision, subsequently resulting in long-term financial return. The study aims to identify the factors influencing ship owners and operators to select the energy types in operating their vessels. Furthermore, the research explores the most desired energy sources to address the IMO Sulphur Cap Regulations 2020. One operation research method, namely the Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE), and one econometrics tool, namely the conditional logit model, have been used to explore the research objectives. The PROMETHEE analysis suggests that clean fuel (VLSFO) is the best alternative to respond IMO 2020, followed by scrubber installation. The conditional logit analysis suggests almost the same, indicating clean fuel as the only alternative for responding to regulation. The decision is driven by the vessel's age negatively and the size of the vessel positively. The study will enormously impact the ship’s energy procurement practices in Bangladesh.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46505,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics","volume":"41 1","pages":"Pages 19-27"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143519042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.002
Manh-Tan Le , Thien-Vu Tran
The logistics industry become one of the most rapidly growing sectors, primarily attributed to Vietnam’s economic development. Most domestic transportation relies on road mode instead of inland waterways transport (IWT). With a long coast and large river country, Vietnam’s transportation should advocate for waterborne systems. This study investigates the barge service providers in the Mekong Delta region (MDR) in southern Vietnam ̶ the focal economic development zone of Vietnam. Using qualitative and quantitative approaches, we employ an integrated multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) method to estimate the best-fitting barge service providers. Accordingly, we recommend some policy implications for the MDR sustainable economic growth.
{"title":"Supplier selection through an integrated multi-criteria decision-making model: A study on barge service providers in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam","authors":"Manh-Tan Le , Thien-Vu Tran","doi":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The logistics industry become one of the most rapidly growing sectors, primarily attributed to Vietnam’s economic development. Most domestic transportation relies on road mode instead of inland waterways transport (IWT). With a long coast and large river country, Vietnam’s transportation should advocate for waterborne systems. This study investigates the barge service providers in the Mekong Delta region (MDR) in southern Vietnam ̶ the focal economic development zone of Vietnam. Using qualitative and quantitative approaches, we employ an integrated multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) method to estimate the best-fitting barge service providers. Accordingly, we recommend some policy implications for the MDR sustainable economic growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46505,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics","volume":"41 1","pages":"Pages 1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143519047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.01.001
Asanka Rajapakse, Gholam Reza Emad
Seafaring continues to be risky despite the tremendous international effort to curb maritime accidents. While onboard, seafarers, as the principal human element in the maritime industry, must face myriad physical and mental stresses and dynamic safety challenges. So far, many of these challenges have remained out of the scope of the maritime industry and research communities. Our earlier research addressed some human element-related challenges, including time constraints, fatigue and performing simultaneous tasks. This study addresses a crucial element that has yet to be adequately researched: seafarers' frustration at their workplace. It is essential because managing the high rate of maritime accidents due to task deviation and its underlying factor of frustration has been a significant challenge for the governing authorities of the maritime industry. This research constitutes a significant qualitative investigation, utilising interviews to explore an underlying factor contributing to maritime accidents. We show that workplace frustration is a significant cause of task deviation, leading to dangerous situations at sea. This paper presents four reasons for frustration at sea: physical hardship in conducting a task, social isolation, working with undesirable people, and severed expectations. Additionally, the main steps that the maritime industry can take to mitigate seafarers’ frustration at sea are recommended.
{"title":"Workplace frustration leading to task deviation and accidents at sea – A sociocultural perspective on the maritime human element","authors":"Asanka Rajapakse, Gholam Reza Emad","doi":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Seafaring continues to be risky despite the tremendous international effort to curb maritime accidents. While onboard, seafarers, as the principal human element in the maritime industry, must face myriad physical and mental stresses and dynamic safety challenges. So far, many of these challenges have remained out of the scope of the maritime industry and research communities. Our earlier research addressed some human element-related challenges, including time constraints, fatigue and performing simultaneous tasks. This study addresses a crucial element that has yet to be adequately researched: seafarers' frustration at their workplace. It is essential because managing the high rate of maritime accidents due to task deviation and its underlying factor of frustration has been a significant challenge for the governing authorities of the maritime industry. This research constitutes a significant qualitative investigation, utilising interviews to explore an underlying factor contributing to maritime accidents. We show that workplace frustration is a significant cause of task deviation, leading to dangerous situations at sea. This paper presents four reasons for frustration at sea: physical hardship in conducting a task, social isolation, working with undesirable people, and severed expectations. Additionally, the main steps that the maritime industry can take to mitigate seafarers’ frustration at sea are recommended.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46505,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics","volume":"41 1","pages":"Pages 28-37"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143519043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-20DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.02.003
Hyun-Woo Kim , Yong-Seok Choi , Jae-Eun Lee
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative importance of determinants that should be considered first in order for container terminals to realize carbon neutrality and become an eco-friendly port. Three upper determinants and 12 lower determinants were derived through the two-stage Delphi survey to derive questionnaire items. The factors determined by the container terminal operation experts were surveyed, and priorities were identified using the Fuzzy-Analytic Hierarchy Process(Fuzzy-AHP) technique. As a result, the importance of the top three priority factors was evaluated in the order of improvement of laws and systems, energy efficiency, and low-carbon infrastructure construction, confirming that to realize carbon neutrality at container terminals, it was necessary to first consider improving laws and systems that reflected realistic problems. According to the results of the priority analysis, the introduction of energy-saving equipment, the introduction of the AMP mandatory system, the provision of incentives to realize carbon neutrality, the establishment and implementation of low-carbon port policies, and the implementation of carbon-bearing regulatory measures, which are sub-factors of legal and institutional improvement, which were the highest importance of the top factors, ranked 2nd to 5th.
{"title":"A study on fuzzy-AHP analysis for carbon neutrality in container terminals in Korea","authors":"Hyun-Woo Kim , Yong-Seok Choi , Jae-Eun Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative importance of determinants that should be considered first in order for container terminals to realize carbon neutrality and become an eco-friendly port. Three upper determinants and 12 lower determinants were derived through the two-stage Delphi survey to derive questionnaire items. The factors determined by the container terminal operation experts were surveyed, and priorities were identified using the Fuzzy-Analytic Hierarchy Process(Fuzzy-AHP) technique. As a result, the importance of the top three priority factors was evaluated in the order of improvement of laws and systems, energy efficiency, and low-carbon infrastructure construction, confirming that to realize carbon neutrality at container terminals, it was necessary to first consider improving laws and systems that reflected realistic problems. According to the results of the priority analysis, the introduction of energy-saving equipment, the introduction of the AMP mandatory system, the provision of incentives to realize carbon neutrality, the establishment and implementation of low-carbon port policies, and the implementation of carbon-bearing regulatory measures, which are sub-factors of legal and institutional improvement, which were the highest importance of the top factors, ranked 2nd to 5th.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46505,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics","volume":"41 2","pages":"Pages 90-98"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144170680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.02.002
Hee-Sung Bae
This study analyzes the gaps in inter-organizational network between market uncertainty (MU) and organizational uncertainty (OU) within the international freight forwarding industry in Korea. The measurement factors are developed based on previous studies. 54 questionnaires were completed by Korean international freight forwarders. Reliability of the data is identified by factor analysis, and the validity is tested by Cronbach’s alpha. The hypothesis is verified as follows: the sample firms are classified into four clusters by cluster analysis on the basis of MU and OU, the gaps in inter-organizational network among the four clusters are tested by analysis of variance, and real gaps are identified by post hoc analysis. The results indicated a high level of inter-organizational network among clusters with both a high level and a low level of MU and OU. International freight forwarders in these clusters maintained long-term and collaborative relationships with partners through their networks. Therefore, multinational enterprises (MNEs) seeking to enter the market may benefit from forming a network with Korean international freight forwarders through agency contracts rather than through foreign direct investment (FDI).
{"title":"The analysis of gaps in inter-organizational networks of international freight forwarders","authors":"Hee-Sung Bae","doi":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study analyzes the gaps in inter-organizational network between market uncertainty (MU) and organizational uncertainty (OU) within the international freight forwarding industry in Korea. The measurement factors are developed based on previous studies. 54 questionnaires were completed by Korean international freight forwarders. Reliability of the data is identified by factor analysis, and the validity is tested by Cronbach’s alpha. The hypothesis is verified as follows: the sample firms are classified into four clusters by cluster analysis on the basis of MU and OU, the gaps in inter-organizational network among the four clusters are tested by analysis of variance, and real gaps are identified by post hoc analysis. The results indicated a high level of inter-organizational network among clusters with both a high level and a low level of MU and OU. International freight forwarders in these clusters maintained long-term and collaborative relationships with partners through their networks. Therefore, multinational enterprises (MNEs) seeking to enter the market may benefit from forming a network with Korean international freight forwarders through agency contracts rather than through foreign direct investment (FDI).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46505,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics","volume":"41 2","pages":"Pages 83-89"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144170648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This research examines the factors that influence the safety climate in the maritime industry, focusing on employee competence, use of safety equipment, and safety training in Indonesian shipping companies. The research proposes that variations in ship operations contribute to different levels of difficulty and quality of work, with implications for a varying safety climate. The analysis technique used Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression with 4 dimensional indicators namely competence, use of safety tools, safety training, and safety climate. The results showed that there is a positive and significant influence between employee competence, use of safety equipment, and safety training on the safety climate in Shipping Companies in Indonesia. The findings indicate the importance of investing in comprehensive safety training and the provision of adequate safety equipment as key factors in improving the safety climate for policy making in the maritime industry to create a safe and productive work environment.
{"title":"Factors affecting the safety climate of the ship's crew: Empirical evidence from shipping companies in Indonesia","authors":"Larsen Barasa, Marihot Simanjuntak , Budi Wahyu Syafitra","doi":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2025.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research examines the factors that influence the safety climate in the maritime industry, focusing on employee competence, use of safety equipment, and safety training in Indonesian shipping companies. The research proposes that variations in ship operations contribute to different levels of difficulty and quality of work, with implications for a varying safety climate. The analysis technique used Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression with 4 dimensional indicators namely competence, use of safety tools, safety training, and safety climate. The results showed that there is a positive and significant influence between employee competence, use of safety equipment, and safety training on the safety climate in Shipping Companies in Indonesia. The findings indicate the importance of investing in comprehensive safety training and the provision of adequate safety equipment as key factors in improving the safety climate for policy making in the maritime industry to create a safe and productive work environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46505,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics","volume":"41 2","pages":"Pages 75-82"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144170651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.003
Thi Ha Dinh , Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen , Thi Thanh Tam Do , Thi Van Trang Nguyen , Hung Long Nguyen , Van Thanh Do
The research aims to investigate the support suppliers’ decision making for Textile and Garment Vietnamese Enterprises based on using association rules mining. In order to increase the competitive advantage over other enterprises, Vietnamese enterprises are gradually shifting their production methods from CMT (Cut-Make-Trim) to FOB (Free On Board), ODM (Original Design Manufacturing), and OBM (Original Brand Manufacturing). One of the important steps for this transformation is to be self-sufficient in sourcing raw materials from selected suppliers with sufficient capabilities, meeting the requirements of price, and CSR (corporate social responsibility) to enable Vietnamese enterprises to enjoy tax incentives. The Vietnamese Enterprises participate in the textile and garment production process through importing raw materials from other countries such as China, Korea, etc. Therefore, the selection supplier issue is very important to them to enhance their business products. This study researches on finding positive ARs and negative ARs in Textile and Garment data domain via three scenarios to define the relationship of alternative criteria for selection suppliers. By using alternative method of ARM (Association Rule Mining), the experimental results show that Textile and Garment enterprises in Vietnam appreciate the CSR factor highly. This is completely in line with the previous survey research on the new factor in the supplier selection criteria of Textile and Garment enterprises in Vietnam. In another word, in this field, the CSR plays as an important role to reflect company’s image and it is the first of decision choice. The other criteria are considered after including Cost, Quality, and Delivery respectively. The remain factors of Service, Capability, Relationship, and Sourcing Country are not highly evaluated via the experiments. With different scenarios along with the association rules mined, they reflect different sets of criteria that textile and garment enterprises use to select their suppliers. Furthermore, the rare rules show situations that are very unlikely but have high reliability in reality. Based on the findings, the factors will show the essentials for suppliers to improve themselves to meet the requirements.
本研究旨在利用关联规则挖掘法研究越南纺织服装企业的供应商决策支持。为了提高相对于其他企业的竞争优势，越南企业正逐步将其生产方式从 CMT（裁剪-制作-修整）转变为 FOB（船上交货）、ODM（原始设计制造）和 OBM（原始品牌制造）。这一转变的重要步骤之一是自给自足，从选定的有足够能力的供应商那里采购原材料，满足价格和企业社会责任（CSR）的要求，使越南企业能够享受税收优惠。越南企业通过从中国、韩国等其他国家进口原材料参与纺织服装生产过程。因此，选择供应商问题对他们提升业务产品非常重要。本研究通过三种情景来确定选择供应商的备选标准的关系，从而在纺织服装数据域中发现正的 ARs 和负的 ARs。通过使用关联规则挖掘（ARM）的替代方法，实验结果表明越南的纺织服装企业非常重视企业社会责任因素。这与之前关于越南纺织服装企业供应商选择标准中新因素的调查研究完全一致。换言之，在这一领域，企业社会责任在反映公司形象方面发挥着重要作用，是决策选择的第一要素。其后考虑的其他标准分别包括成本、质量和交货期。剩下的服务、能力、关系和采购国等因素在实验中的评价并不高。不同的情景和挖掘出的关联规则反映了纺织服装企业选择供应商的不同标准。此外，稀有规则还显示了现实中不太可能出现但可靠性很高的情况。根据研究结果，这些因素将显示供应商为满足要求而进行自我改进的必要条件。
{"title":"Selection supplier for Textile and Garment enterprises in Vietnam using association rules","authors":"Thi Ha Dinh , Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen , Thi Thanh Tam Do , Thi Van Trang Nguyen , Hung Long Nguyen , Van Thanh Do","doi":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The research aims to investigate the support suppliers’ decision making for Textile and Garment Vietnamese Enterprises based on using association rules mining. In order to increase the competitive advantage over other enterprises, Vietnamese enterprises are gradually shifting their production methods from CMT (Cut-Make-Trim) to FOB (Free On Board), ODM (Original Design Manufacturing), and OBM (Original Brand Manufacturing). One of the important steps for this transformation is to be self-sufficient in sourcing raw materials from selected suppliers with sufficient capabilities, meeting the requirements of price, and CSR (corporate social responsibility) to enable Vietnamese enterprises to enjoy tax incentives. The Vietnamese Enterprises participate in the textile and garment production process through importing raw materials from other countries such as China, Korea, etc. Therefore, the selection supplier issue is very important to them to enhance their business products. This study researches on finding positive ARs and negative ARs in Textile and Garment data domain via three scenarios to define the relationship of alternative criteria for selection suppliers. By using alternative method of ARM (Association Rule Mining), the experimental results show that Textile and Garment enterprises in Vietnam appreciate the CSR factor highly. This is completely in line with the previous survey research on the new factor in the supplier selection criteria of Textile and Garment enterprises in Vietnam. In another word, in this field, the CSR plays as an important role to reflect company’s image and it is the first of decision choice. The other criteria are considered after including Cost, Quality, and Delivery respectively. The remain factors of Service, Capability, Relationship, and Sourcing Country are not highly evaluated via the experiments. With different scenarios along with the association rules mined, they reflect different sets of criteria that textile and garment enterprises use to select their suppliers. Furthermore, the rare rules show situations that are very unlikely but have high reliability in reality. Based on the findings, the factors will show the essentials for suppliers to improve themselves to meet the requirements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46505,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics","volume":"40 4","pages":"Pages 206-212"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142721013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.11.001
Hyoseon Kim, Hyuksoo Cho
During the COVID-19 pandemic, severe demurrage in shipping and container terminals has led to a global logistics crisis and supply chain disruptions. Although the situation is gradually stabilizing, discussions persist on strategies to reduce volatility in container freight transportation. Demurrage imposes unnecessary costs, delays deliveries, and impedes the efficiency of container terminals. This study analyzes the factors influencing demurrage from the perspective of logistics companies, specifically, based on the characteristics of logistics companies and the attributes of the cargo owners they serve. Additionally, it explores the impact of demurrage levels on firm performance and investigates how this relationship may be moderated by container terminal characteristics. The empirical findings indicate that advancements in information systems within logistics companies, along with improved collaboration and contract compliance among cargo owners, can significantly reduce demurrage. This reduction in demurrage can enhance firm performance. Furthermore, credibility management and digitization of shipping documents also play a crucial role in minimizing demurrage. Building on previous research and empirical insights, this study emphasizes the importance of sustained long-term investment and policy support from the government for the digital transformation of logistics processes, complementing the efforts of both logistics companies and cargo owners.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-05DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsl.2024.10.001
Nhu-Mai Thi Nong , Nguyen Quynh Phuong , Ha Duc-Son
Improving business performance is an important task for all businesses, including the logistics industry. However, at present, there are few studies on the influence of employee competence and competence-job-fit on business performance, in which employee performance and job satisfaction are mediating variables and social exchange is moderating the relationships between employee competence and employee performance and job satisfaction. This research gap will be solved by the authors in this research to achieve the goal of improving the performance of enterprises. Quantitative research method is applied in the research. Data were collected through survey from 181 logistics enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City. The author believes that the research results will contribute significantly to the success of promoting the performance of logistics enterprises as well as to the theoretical basis of employee competence, competence-job fit, job satisfaction, employee performance, and business performance.
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