Port Innovations and Information Systems: A Research on Turkish Ports

Abstract

This study aims to identify the port innovations adopted and to reveal the effects of port information systems usage on port innovations. In accordance with the aim, a field study encompassing a sample of 39 Turkish ports was employed. The results showed that since the usage of port management information systems and terminal operating systems by Turkish ports has been accelerated in the recent years, the renewal of port information systems did not appear as a priority for the ports. The results revealed that port innovations employed are concentrated on eco-innovations, technological equipment innovations and port service innovations. Results supported all of the five hypotheses. An important finding was that port traffic type impacts the adoption of port innovations. Besides, it has been found out that while the usage of terminal operating systems has impacts on operational process innovations; the usage of port community information systems has effects on port service innovations.

Keywords

• Port Innovation,Eco-innovation,Port Management Information System,Terminal Operations System,Port Community Information System.

Liman İnovasyonları ve Bilgi Sistemleri: Türkiye Limanları Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışma ile limanlarda uygulanan inovasyonların belirlenmesi ve liman bilgi sistemlerinin kullanımının liman inovasyonları üzerindeki etkilerinin ortaya çıkarılması amaçlanmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda Türkiye’deki 39 limanı örneklem olarak alan bir saha araştırması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda, Türkiye limanlarında özellikle liman yönetim bilgi sistemi ve terminal işletim sistemlerinin kullanımının arttığı, ancak bilgi sistemlerinin yenilenmesinin bir öncelik olarak ortaya çıkmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Gerçekleştirilen liman inovasyonlarının ise daha çok eko-inovasyonlar, ekipman teknolojilerindeki ve liman hizmetlerindeki inovasyonlarda yoğunlaştığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Geliştirilen beş hipotezin tamamı desteklenmiştir. Liman trafik türünün gerçekleştirilen liman inovasyonlarında etkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanında, terminal işletim sistemlerinin kullanımının operasyonel süreçlerdeki inovasyonlarda, liman topluluğu bilgi sistemlerinin ise liman hizmet inovasyonlarında önemli etkilerinin olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.

Keywords

• Liman inovasyonu, Eko-inovasyon, Liman Yönetim Bilgi Sistemi, Terminal İşletim Sistemi, Liman Topluluğu Bilgi Sistemi.

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