Metrics for Assessing Overall Performance of Inland Waterway Ports: A Bayesian Network Based Approach
Joint Authors
Hosseini, Seyedmohsen
Hossain, Niamat Ullah Ibne
Nur, Farjana
Jaradat, Raed
Marufuzzaman, Mohammad
Puryear, Stephen M.
Buchanan, Randy K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Because ports are considered to be the heart of the maritime transportation system, thereby assessing port performance is necessary for a nation’s development and economic success.
This study proposes a novel metric, namely, “port performance index (PPI)”, to determine the overall performance and utilization of inland waterway ports based on six criteria, port facility, port availability, port economics, port service, port connectivity, and port environment.
Unlike existing literature, which mainly ranks ports based on quantitative factors, this study utilizes a Bayesian Network (BN) model that focuses on both quantitative and qualitative factors to rank a port.
The assessment of inland waterway port performance is further analyzed based on different advanced techniques such as sensitivity analysis and belief propagation.
Insights drawn from the study show that all the six criteria are necessary to predict PPI.
The study also showed that port service has the highest impact while port economics has the lowest impact among the six criteria on PPI for inland waterway ports.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hossain, Niamat Ullah Ibne& Nur, Farjana& Jaradat, Raed& Hosseini, Seyedmohsen& Marufuzzaman, Mohammad& Puryear, Stephen M.…[et al.]. 2019. Metrics for Assessing Overall Performance of Inland Waterway Ports: A Bayesian Network Based Approach. Complexity،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131440
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hossain, Niamat Ullah Ibne…[et al.]. Metrics for Assessing Overall Performance of Inland Waterway Ports: A Bayesian Network Based Approach. Complexity No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131440
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hossain, Niamat Ullah Ibne& Nur, Farjana& Jaradat, Raed& Hosseini, Seyedmohsen& Marufuzzaman, Mohammad& Puryear, Stephen M.…[et al.]. Metrics for Assessing Overall Performance of Inland Waterway Ports: A Bayesian Network Based Approach. Complexity. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131440
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1131440