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- http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45248
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- Subject
- Engineering Systems Division.
- Creators:
- Bennett, Allison C. (Allison Christine) Chin, Yi Zhuan
- Contributors:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering
Systems Division. James B. Rice, Jr.
- Format
- 174 leaves
- Language
- eng
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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- http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
- Type
- Thesis
- Description
- On August 3, 2007, President George Bush signed
into law HR1 the "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007." The 9/11 Act requires 100% scanning of
US-bound containers at foreign seaports by 2012 through the use of
non-intrusive (NII) and radiation detection equipment. Maritime
stakeholders and the government community have actively debated the
feasibility of this plan, citing economic impacts, barriers to
global trade and insufficient technology and physical space. This
thesis focuses on importer concerns relating to potential shipment
delays, financial burdens, sourcing issues and contingency planning
concerns in global supply chain operations. Using port statistics,
field study data as well as industry insights, frameworks are
developed to identify major stakeholder issues and quantify the
financial costs and delay risks bourn across the entire supply
chain. Cost and delay analyses are based on 2 prototypical ports -
a small/low-volume export port and a large/high-volume export port.
Cost analysis is performed for a consolidated (port authority)
level installation and a segmented (terminal operator) level
installation to calculate a per-box scanning fee. Queuing models
and Monte-Carlo simulations are also developed to quantify truck
congestion due to primary scanning and the risk of containers
missing vessels due to secondary inspections. Results of the cost
analysis indicate that scanning configurations, particularly
related to NII, greatly affect the-per box scanning cost. It is not
economically feasible to scan only US-bound containers at half of
the 600 ports with direct connections to the US. Analysis of truck
congestion suggests that the ramp metering effect of the entry gate
can help to abate congestion at the scanning area.
- Description
- (cont.) Analysis on secondary inspection delays
revealed that under a set of assumptions that reflect current
operations, the risk of containers missing sailings could
potentially increase to 1.5%, which may in turn require a 0.5% to
5% increase in safety stock. Our study shows that cost and delay
implications of 100% export US-bound container scanning may be less
severe than industry anticipated. Supply chain disruptions due to
scanning is best mitigated through earlier container dispatch,
increased safety stock or increased scanning infrastructure and
personnel at ports.
- Description
- by Allison C. Bennett and Yi Zhuan
Chin.
- Description
- Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division,
2008.
- Description
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves
164-169).
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