Information sharing platform in port of Rauma
Vaarala, Juha-Pekka (2021)
Vaarala, Juha-Pekka
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021061015515
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021061015515
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The purpose of this thesis was to research the principles of the port-centric information sharing platform and its importance for the flow of cargo and information through ports, ports, supply chains and port stakeholders. The objective was to present a port-centric information sharing platform as one option for fast, accurate and reliable information flow in port of Rauma.
Supply chains are networks of organizations whose goal is to supply products and services on the market in a collaborative and coordinated manner. The activities of each actor in the supply chain affect all other operators, either directly or indirectly.
Ports are hubs of cargo and information flows of international trade. Number of private and public stakeholders operates in the port whose activities affect efficiency of supply chains channeling through the port.
Efficient supply chains require fast, accurate and reliable information flow, which in turn requires high-quality and reliable information sharing channels, which are accessible anytime, anywhere.
Port-centric information sharing platform could be a solution for centralized information sharing for port stakeholders and supply chain operators. The benefits of port-centric information sharing platform would be information transparency, improved data quality, reduced margins for errors in information flow, accessibility anywhere and anytime, predictability of processes within the supply chain, easier operational planning and scheduling, improved operational efficiency, optimized transportation channels, reduced lay-times of ships, land transports and cargoes, cargo tracking, data analyzing possibilities for various managerial purposes, improved security, and ultimately competitive advantage for ports and supply chains in general.
Since the port-centric information sharing platform would connect several stakeholders both within and outside the port, its effective deployment should be considered as a development project of its own as part of major stakeholders’ own and joint development plan.
Supply chains are networks of organizations whose goal is to supply products and services on the market in a collaborative and coordinated manner. The activities of each actor in the supply chain affect all other operators, either directly or indirectly.
Ports are hubs of cargo and information flows of international trade. Number of private and public stakeholders operates in the port whose activities affect efficiency of supply chains channeling through the port.
Efficient supply chains require fast, accurate and reliable information flow, which in turn requires high-quality and reliable information sharing channels, which are accessible anytime, anywhere.
Port-centric information sharing platform could be a solution for centralized information sharing for port stakeholders and supply chain operators. The benefits of port-centric information sharing platform would be information transparency, improved data quality, reduced margins for errors in information flow, accessibility anywhere and anytime, predictability of processes within the supply chain, easier operational planning and scheduling, improved operational efficiency, optimized transportation channels, reduced lay-times of ships, land transports and cargoes, cargo tracking, data analyzing possibilities for various managerial purposes, improved security, and ultimately competitive advantage for ports and supply chains in general.
Since the port-centric information sharing platform would connect several stakeholders both within and outside the port, its effective deployment should be considered as a development project of its own as part of major stakeholders’ own and joint development plan.