Impact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China

Since the end of 2019, the outbreak of COVID-19 has severely affected port production and operation. There is little research on the systematic impact assessment. This study took Shanghai Port as an example and evaluated the impact under different scenarios through establishing a System Dynamics mod...

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Autores principales: Zili Tai, Ji Guo, Yeli Guan, Qingquan Shi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8e1b74b3417a4d4fa7c2b60ca0128d982021-11-29T00:56:18ZImpact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China2042-319510.1155/2021/9689391https://doaj.org/article/8e1b74b3417a4d4fa7c2b60ca0128d982021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9689391https://doaj.org/toc/2042-3195Since the end of 2019, the outbreak of COVID-19 has severely affected port production and operation. There is little research on the systematic impact assessment. This study took Shanghai Port as an example and evaluated the impact under different scenarios through establishing a System Dynamics model. It is found that the epidemic mainly has a greater impact on passenger transport, but less on cargo transport. The ports with the function of transportation in highway, railway, and waterway were the key nodes in the international logistics network. More attention should be paid to the impact assessment of COVID-19 on ports’ production and operation. It is necessary to strengthen the port’s collection and distribution capabilities, improve port production efficiency, and further strengthen port modernization. This research method proposed in this paper can provide a reference for the impact assessment of similar events, and the empirical results can provide a reference for handling the epidemic shock for the port and shipping departments.Zili TaiJi GuoYeli GuanQingquan ShiHindawi-WileyarticleTransportation engineeringTA1001-1280Transportation and communicationsHE1-9990ENJournal of Advanced Transportation, Vol 2021 (2021)
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topic Transportation engineering
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Transportation and communications
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TA1001-1280
Transportation and communications
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Zili Tai
Ji Guo
Yeli Guan
Qingquan Shi
Impact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China
description Since the end of 2019, the outbreak of COVID-19 has severely affected port production and operation. There is little research on the systematic impact assessment. This study took Shanghai Port as an example and evaluated the impact under different scenarios through establishing a System Dynamics model. It is found that the epidemic mainly has a greater impact on passenger transport, but less on cargo transport. The ports with the function of transportation in highway, railway, and waterway were the key nodes in the international logistics network. More attention should be paid to the impact assessment of COVID-19 on ports’ production and operation. It is necessary to strengthen the port’s collection and distribution capabilities, improve port production efficiency, and further strengthen port modernization. This research method proposed in this paper can provide a reference for the impact assessment of similar events, and the empirical results can provide a reference for handling the epidemic shock for the port and shipping departments.
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author Zili Tai
Ji Guo
Yeli Guan
Qingquan Shi
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Ji Guo
Yeli Guan
Qingquan Shi
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title Impact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China
title_short Impact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China
title_full Impact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China
title_fullStr Impact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China
title_full_unstemmed Impact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China
title_sort impact of covid-19 on port production and operation based on system dynamics: a case study of shanghai port in china
publisher Hindawi-Wiley
publishDate 2021
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