Container Ports Throughput Analysis: A Comparative Evaluation of China and Five West African Countries' Seaports Efficiencies
| Autor: | Evans Ago Tetteh, Hua Long Yang, Fousseni Gomina Mama |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0209 industrial biotechnology
Operations research 02 engineering and technology Port (computer networking) Agricultural economics Comparative evaluation West african 020901 industrial engineering & automation Container (abstract data type) 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Economics Production (economics) 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing Container port China Throughput (business) |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa. 22:162-173 |
| ISSN: | 1663-4144 |
| DOI: | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/jera.22.162 |
| Popis: | The measurement of the container port throughput and efficiency of China and 5 West African ports was the objective of this study. The DEA model, which is a non-parametric methodology, was applied to a number of inputs of port production and a single output. The results show that although China’s ports are the largest in terms of throughput and size, they are relatively inefficient due to over-capacity. In West Africa, it was revealed that the Tema port in Ghana was the most efficient although it displayed some operational inefficiencies with the Cotonou port in Benin been the least efficient. The results will therefore, add value to future port planning and management and performance ratings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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