Metrics for Assessing Overall Performance of Inland Waterway Ports: A Bayesian Network Based Approach

Because ports are considered to be the heart of the maritime transportation system, thereby assessing port performance is necessary for a nation’s development and economic success. This study proposes a novel metric, namely, “port performance index (PPI)”, to determine the overall performance and ut...

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Main Authors: Niamat Ullah Ibne Hossain, Farjana Nur, Raed Jaradat, Seyedmohsen Hosseini, Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Stephen M. Puryear, Randy K. Buchanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3518705