To improve the efficiency of logistics and ensure safe freight flow, a comprehensive set of supply chain security initiatives have been implemented and practiced throughout the world. Since such initiatives might become a trade barrier in the future, ...
To improve the efficiency of logistics and ensure safe freight flow, a comprehensive set of supply chain security initiatives have been implemented and practiced throughout the world. Since such initiatives might become a trade barrier in the future, it is necessary to respond and correspond to the logistics security in a timely manner. However, research in this area is still lacking, especially quantitative research or surveys on local port facilities and ships. In this context, this study included the logistics companies (maritime shipping companies, container terminals) in Incheon Port as well as many logistics security experts in Korea in order to assess the security level of Incheon Port. Using AHP, this research derived the security items with respect to the importance level and their priorities.
The research result showed that each group posed different perception in terms of the importance level of security items. Overall, Incheon Port facilities were fairly managed for security but it needs considerable preparation for the item such as 'cargo inspection and tracing,' and 'crisis management and disaster recovery & self assessment' for further security enhancement.
The weighted priority value was calculated by multiplying the importance value of the specific items and the evaluation value of the preparation level. Based on this result, this paper suggests that the item 'cargo inspection and tracing' and 'security training/program' need to get prepared further for responding global supply chain security requirements.