Measuring lean ports performance

International Journal of Transport Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 189-202

  Marlow, Peter B ^a   Casaca, Ana C Paixão ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agility; Lean; Performance indicators; Ports; Processes

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

AGILITY; LEAN; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PORTS;

PORTS AND HARBORS;

EID: 3142523541     PISSN: 14714051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtm.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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