Developing an instrument to assess seaport effectiveness in service delivery

Tony Schellinck, Mary R. Brooks

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Abstract

The purpose of the research was to develop a standard instrument that can accurately and reliably measure port service effectiveness performance for port authorities. The study population was customers and users of container ports in the USA and Canada. We have named the instrument SEAPORT (Seaport Effectiveness Assessment for PORT managers) and it is designed to be used as a standalone measurement tool as well as input into the strategic management decisions of port managers. The paper details the methodology used in surveying three port user groups and explains the development of the construct for performance measurement by each, using variance inflation factors to finalise the formative construct components. The paper also discusses the potential future deployment of the instrument.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)143-157
Number of pages15
JournalInternational Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 3 2016

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© 2015 Taylor & Francis.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Management Information Systems
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Management Science and Operations Research

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