ABSTRACT
Ports play a crucial role in global supply chains, linking maritime and land transportation. Optimal use of port resources is not only important for ports’ sustainability, but it also impacts the performance of the global supply chain. Numerous decision problems arise in this context, which are strongly interconnected. In this chapter, we present the major decision problems in port management, from seaside to yard-side operations and beyond. Indeed, seaside port operations are closely linked to yard-side operations, and failure to account for these interconnections may lead to poor performance or infeasible solutions. This chapter is not intended as a comprehensive literature review. First, we aim to highlight the interrelations between the major decision problems. Second, we present the recent approaches pertaining to the analytical methods of “operations research” to model and solve these decision problems in an integrated manner. These approaches are illustrated through a case study.
