Review article

Seaport cluster labour cost reduction – a modelling approach

Tijan Edvard orcid.org/0000-0002-7642-0496 ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies Rijeka
Saša Aksentijević ; 2Aksentijevic Forensics and Consulting Ltd.
Bojan Hlača ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies Rijeka

Abstract

The subject of this research are administrative processes related to a ship’s arrival to seaports, typically attributed to elevated levels of cost of labour required to complete the related administrative tasks. In the previous phases of the research, an average expected cost of the administrative labour cost in traditional seaport clusters in Croatia was identified and quantified on an hourly basis. This research continues in its aim by using the results of the previous research as a starting point, and proposes a reengineered simulation model of the administrative process. The main hypothesis is that the usage of such a new model will result in a measurable decrease of the required labour cost. The main hypothesis is confirmed by simulations and calculations of the labour cost reduction.

Keywords

Simulation; Seaport clusters; Labour cost; Administrative costs

Hrčak ID:

131698

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/131698

Publication date:

29.12.2014.

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