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National Institute of Business Management
Chennai - 020
DBA / PGDBA
Elective: Port and Shipping Management
Attend any 4 questions. Each question carries 25 marks
(Each answer should be of minimum 2 pages / of 300 words)
Question.1. Explain the application of Logistics Hub to container port.
Answer: Since the hub-and-spokeconceptwas introducedtothe aviationmarketafterthe USairline
deregulation in the late 1970s, it becomes a primary distribution model employed by leading
international logisticscompanies.Thispatterndrivesthe companiestoconsolidateshipmentsonthe
large scale at major terminals (i.e. hub) and to redistribute the smaller scale of shipments to their
respective destinations via radial links (i.e. spoke). In the field of logistics and supply chains,
however, the hub concept has been often introduced in various terms in accordance with
functionality:forexample, logistics centre, logistics zone, freight terminal, distribution centre and
warehouse.Suchaheterogeneous terminology on the concept of logistics hub seems still in usage
by practitioners and academics alike.
Question.2. Explain the strategic significance of maritime logistics value.
Answer:Maritime logisticsvalue (i.e. improving operational efficiency and service effectiveness in
maritime logistics) isone of the strategicgoalsthatmaritime operators(i.e.portoperators, shipping
lines and freight forwarders) want to achieve. Due to the lack of a systematic approach towards
maritime logisticsmanagement,however,existingliterature hasyet to clearly define what strategic
direction should be taken to accomplish such goals. This thesis proposes that a knowledge-based
strategy is the most desirable alternative, having diagnosed its effectiveness in creating and
sustaining maritime logistics value. The thesis consists of theoretical and empirical sections. The
theoretical part reviews the work of maritime logistics and operators within the context of global
logistics and strategic management theory (especially, knowledge-based and inter-organisational
relationship perspectives).

2. Question.3. Explain Hinterland transport system design.
Answer:Some of the load units arriving at seaports are transhipments for other seaports, while
others have inland destinations. The hinterland transportation system enables load units to be
transhippedbetweenseaportsandinlanddestinations.The term“hinterland”isoften referred to as
the effective market or the geo-economic space in which the seaport sells its services. A similar
definition is presented by van Klink and van den Berg (1998) who define hinterland as the interior
regionservedbythe port.The logisticsrelatedtothe hinterlandinvolves many actors and activities,
and requires intense collaboration and coordination to work effectively and efficiently. Hence,
hinterland logistics and transportation have become a crucial part of ensuring an efficient supply
chain.
Question.4. Explain Port and Logistics Chains, its changes in organizational effectiveness.
Answer:
Question.5. Write an essay of logistics performance of supply chain oriented ports.
Answer:A port logistics chain (PLC) embraces all the global logistics chains that operate through a
seaport,includingdifferentstakeholders involved in the international trade processes, such as the
importers and exporters, the Port Authority, the terminal operators, customs, customs agents,
transportcompanies(groundandmaritime),freight forwarders,emptycontainerparks,etc. The PLC
faces important challenges for the integration of those supply chains processes and the huge
number of public and private stakeholders.
Question.6. Explain the impact of supply chain integration on shipping firm performance.
Answer:
25 x 4=100 marks
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