Title: The cost-benefit model for secure container network

Authors: Bernd Scholz-Reiter; Hans-Dietrich Haasis; Kateryna Daschkovska

Addresses: Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics (BIBA) GmbH, University of Bremen, Hochschulring 20, 28359, Bremen, Germany. ' ISL Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics, Universitaetsallee 11-13, D-28359 Bremen, Germany. ' ISL Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics, Universitaetsallee 11-13, D-28359 Bremen, Germany; International Graduate School for Dynamics in Logistics, University of Bremen, Hochschulring 20, 28359, Bremen, Germany

Abstract: The container industry has proved to be a remarkably efficient commercial system, designed to move goods through the international supply chain in the fastest way. The main drivers of the system are speed and low cost. The existing trend demonstrates the importance of development and implementation of new security detecting technology, like RFID e-seals in container transportation to achieve international secure and efficient global trade. In this paper, we propose a model for cost-benefit analysis to estimate potential costs and direct benefits through the implementation and use of RFID container electronic seals in global secure container network.

Keywords: container logistics; global container networks; cost benefit analysis; CBA; electronic seals; secure container networks; container security; RFID e-seals; radio frequency identification.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSTL.2012.046193

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 2012 Vol.4 No.2, pp.157 - 171

Published online: 14 Aug 2014 *

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