Managerial issues in the seaport supply chain. an exploratory literature review

Journal title ESPERIENZE D'IMPRESA
Author/s Maria V. Ciasullo, Rocco Palumbo, Debora Tortora
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2014/2
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 9-32 File size 201 KB
DOI 10.3280/EI2014-002002
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Seaport management holds great interest for both scholars and practitioners, given its growing economic relevance. In theory, scholars are seeking a single conceptual framework within which to shape the issue clearly. In this respect, the purpose of the paper is to conduct a preliminary literature review on seaport handling from a supply chain management perspective. Three categories in particular are investigated: actors and services, flows and operations, strategy and value creation. Drawing on the findings from the research, several academic and managerial implications are advanced.

Keywords: Management, integration, supply chain, seaport community.

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Maria V. Ciasullo, Rocco Palumbo, Debora Tortora, Managerial issues in the seaport supply chain. an exploratory literature review in "ESPERIENZE D'IMPRESA" 2/2014, pp 9-32, DOI: 10.3280/EI2014-002002