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Impacts of Transport on the Efficiency of the Shipbuilding Supply Chain

The shipbuilding industry has changed dramatically throughout the world over the last decade, following the global financial crisis in 2007-2008. The continuing growth of the economy and the related seaborne transport has displayed positive trends in line with attractive oil prices. All this has positively affected the shipbuilding industry whose capacities have reached almost full employment. There is an exceptionally strong shipbuilding sector in the European Union, which could be further reinforced by forming a comprehensive shipbuilding supply chain. The intensity and dynamics of changes determined by globalization processes impose on modern business systems the continuous need for innovation and improvement. These days, the production systems, with their input-output transformation, are exposed to many visible and invisible effects that have significant impacts on the effectiveness and productivity of the ongoing processes. One of the most important determinant of the production process is the transport. It plays a key role in the economic performance as it enables safe and efficient distribution of goods and services along the supply chain. In addition, the transport connects various separate activities, thus significantly influencing the efficiency and profitability of their factors. One of the essential elements defining the functionality of transport is the choice of transport direction. Such a decision is determined by a number of factors that primarily relate to the criteria, evaluated or analysed when making such decisions, and to decision makers who, depending on the requirements and the needs of the service users, take into account different priorities and preference structure (severity) criteria. By choosing the optimum transport route, the service users can significantly influence the cost efficiency of their business, thereby the overall competitiveness as well. The dynamics and complexity of the market require making rapid and accurate decisions and minimizing the error occurrence. Therefore, this paper aims to emphasize the importance of a comprehensive insight into all external and internal processes affecting the production system, with particular reference to certain segments of the shipbuilding process. Creating a model for interrelated influences, between the external and internal logistic and transport activities on the individual segments of the production process, allows the corporate management to make the most appropriate and effective decisions. As a result, this work contributes to a wider understanding of the potential of predicting possible future events, including the impact of choosing optimal transport direction on the efficiency of the internal production process, in the event that there are several selection alternatives.

shipbuilding supply chain, production system, competitiveness, transport direction, efficiency

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