Mapping and Mitigation of Risks in Global Logistics Chains, Focusing on Bottlenecks such as Port Congestion and Container Underutilization
Mapping and Mitigation of Risks in Global Logistics Chains, Focusing on Bottlenecks such as Port Congestion and Container Underutilization
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i2.2024.1419Keywords:
global logistics; port congestion; container; resilience; operational risk; intermodal.Abstract
This article analyzes risk mapping and mitigation in global logistics chains, with an emphasis on recurring bottlenecks such as port congestion, container imbalance and underutilization, low schedule reliability, and intermodal constraints that amplify the cascade effect in the hinterland. Drawing on the literature on operations management, transport economics, and network resilience (UNCTAD, 2020; NOTTEBOOM; RODRIGUE, 2021; SHEFFI, 2015; CHOPRA; MEINDL, 2016; IVANOV; DOLGUI, 2020), we propose an integrated framework that includes: (i) a taxonomy of risks in ports and corridors; (ii) metrics for diagnosis and prioritization (turnaround, dwell time, schedule reliability, container availability, TTS/TTR); (iii) fault propagation models in the maritime-land network; and (iv) mitigation strategies across different time horizons—short, medium, and long term (operational windows, gateway diversification, equipment pools, data sharing, and contracts with contingency SLAs). It is argued that the combination of network modularity, interorganizational visibility, and contractual optionality helps reduce the area of the "resilience triangle" and improve service predictability even under severe shocks.
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