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Autor:
Henry S. Marcus
Changing vessel technology presents a major challenge to shipping management. Vessels cost tens of millions of dollars and have a long physical life. A change in vessel design for a company may also require a change in port facilities, information sy
Publikováno v:
Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 24:627-644
A system identification approach is used in order to model and identify the structural relationship between freight rates in the tanker industry and a set of exogenous inputs. Our motivation results from the limited data availability and the prohibit
Publikováno v:
Interfaces. 36:326-341
Managers can improve their investment decisions in a cyclical market, such as the tanker market, by using system-dynamics models. We developed and implemented a system-dynamics model for the tanker market for Niver Lines. We combine entry, exit, and
Publikováno v:
Journal of Transportation Management. 16:14-24
INTRODUCTION "Blanket" rates are rate structures that apply uniform rates to a geographical region in spite of differences in the costs of carrying the goods. They are generally proposed by carriers to achieve some strategic objective, whether rate s
Publikováno v:
Transportation Journal. 44:65-72
Publikováno v:
Journal of Ship Production. 13:225-241
The use of teams is a critical part of Total Quality Leadership/Management, and is a proven method for improving project performance in both civilian and Department of Defense applications. This paper considers whether the Navy should focus more atte
Autor:
Thomas J. Eccles, Henry S. Marcus
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Production Economics. 28:107-126
The Japanese have shown the benefits of integrating the design and manufacturing functions. The U.S. Naval shipbuilding program presents formidable challenges to implementing such ideas of integration both between the design and production organizati
Publikováno v:
Interfaces. 21:8-21
Investment success in a cyclical market, such as the international bulk shipping market, can be dramatically enhanced by a cost-based buy-low, sell-high investment strategy. We developed an estimator of relative price level for a general asset using
Autor:
James A. Fawcett, Henry S. Marcus
Publikováno v:
Coastal Management. 19:275-295
Changes in the technology of marine transportation have imposed stress on coastlines throughout the developed world. One manifestation of these changes is that cargo handling activities are concentrated in “load center”; ports with heavy infrastr
Autor:
Richard Byrnes, Henry S. Marcus
Publikováno v:
Journal of Ship Production. 6:241-246
Producibility refers to lowering of acquisition costs of a system without degradation to system performance. The Navy has conducted many efforts in pursuit of improved ship producibility, but no systematic methodology or study format is currently imp