Selecting Suitable, Green Port Crane Equipment for International Commercial Ports

Autor: Guo-Ya Gan, Chang-Shu Tu, Yu-Jwo Tao, Hsuan-Shih Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Index (economics)
Operations research
Computer science
port equipment
020209 energy
Geography
Planning and Development
TJ807-830
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Management
Monitoring
Policy and Law
TD194-195
01 natural sciences
Renewable energy sources
Goal programming
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Data envelopment analysis
GE1-350
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Sustainable development
Measure (data warehouse)
sustainable development
Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
multichoice goal programming
Building and Construction
Port (computer networking)
Renewable energy
Environmental sciences
data envelopment analysis (DEA)
green performance
Profitability index
business
CO2 emission
Zdroj: Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 6801, p 6801 (2021)
Sustainability
Volume 13
Issue 12
ISSN: 2071-1050
Popis: Responding to the increasing global need for environmental protection, a green port balances economic vibrancy with environmental protection. However, because exhaust emissions (e.g., CO2 or sulfide) are difficult to monitor around ports, data on such emissions are often incomplete, which hinders research on this topic. The present study aimed to fill this gap in this topic. To remedy this problem, this study formulated a new data envelopment analysis (DEA) method for collecting CO2 emissions data at their source. This method was applied to collect real-world operating data from a large container-handling company in Taiwan. Specifically, we provide a real example using a novel green energy index to account for undesirable outputs. Our main objective was to formulate two methods that combine: (1) data envelopment analysis based on a modified slack-based measure, and (2) a multi-choice goal programming approach. The contributions of this paper included the finding that rubber-tired gantry cranes are the greenest and should be used in ports. Finally, our findings aid port managers in selecting port equipment that provides the best balance between environmental protection and profitability.
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