AHP-based Supply Chain Security Assessment: Applying Evaluation Model to Inchon Port

초록

To improve the efficiency of logistics and ensure safe logistics exchange, logistics security systems are implemented and practiced throughout the world. However, security system research is still lacking, especially quantitative research or surveys on local port facilities and ships. To support the application of the security systems in Korea, this study derives the security items with high importance level that the most urgent preparation for the authentication of the security systems and analyzed it with AHP. This research shows that Incheon port facilities and ships are managed well for security, but for security system authentication, they need to undertake considerable preparation some aspects such as the cargo tracing area and the self assessment area. Finally, this paper suggests that the item ‘cargo inspection and tracing’ should be subject to the most urgent preparation for the security systems.