Queueing theory as an instrument of optimization operational and economic sphere of port terminals - case study

• Autorzy: Grzelakowski Andrzej S. , Karaś Adrianna

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DOI

10.17270/J.LOG.2022.745

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Background: The maritime port terminals, handling cargo and servicing maritime and land means of transport with variable intensity over time, operate as mass service systems where the process of notifying and fulfilling needs usually occur at random. The main research problem was to determine the interdependence between the mechanism of reporting and meeting the demand for terminal services and its effectiveness measured in terms of operational efficiency and profitability. Methods: The aim of research involves evaluating the terminal operational mechanism and evaluating it under operational categories, that is, operational stability and efficiency, and economic ones, i.e., effectiveness with respect to costs and revenue. To achieve the aim of research, the theory of mass service was applied, with the use of queuing theory as well as case study. The research was conducted in an example of bulk handling terminal, i.e. HES Gdynia Bulk Terminal. Results: In the article, the authors assumed that the bulk cargo handling terminal in Gdynia operates as a queueing model. Therefore, it was possible to analyse the operating mechanism of the selected port terminal as a logistics system and a link in the supply chain by characterising it in terms of technical and operational efficiency and economic and financial effectiveness. Conclusions: So far, such terminals have not the subject of this kind research, because researchers focused predominantly on seaports as composite multimodal transport nodes. The results of the conducted research confirm the previously formulated hypothesis, indicating that queueing theory can be used as an useful instrument to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of bulk cargo terminals.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

port terminal; mass service system; queuing theory; terminal operating effectiveness; terminal efficiency; terminal added value

PL

terminal portowy; system obsługi masowej; teoria kolejek; efektywność pracy terminala; efektywność terminala; wartość dodana terminala

• Wydawca: Wyższa Szkoła Logistyki
• Czasopismo: LogForum
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 18, no. 3
• Strony: 345--355
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Grzelakowski Andrzej S.

• Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Management and Quality Science, Department of Logistics and Transport Systems, Gdynia, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-001-7190-6115

autor

Karaś Adrianna

• Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Management and Quality Science, Department of Logistics and Transport Systems, Gdynia, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9036-4419

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).