PORT AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER 2, 2019
Instructions to candidates 1. This examination commences at 09:00 hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Monday, 21 October 2019. 2. The answer script is to be uploaded into the exam Dropbox on the unit MyLO site by no later than 23:59 hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Monday, 4 November 2019. 3. Late examination scripts will not be accepted. Failure to upload your answer script into the unit Dropbox before the cut-off time will result in a Fail grade. 4. Candidates must attempt ALL FOUR (4) questions. 5. Marks are as indicated. 6. The examination represents 40 of the 100 marks allocated to this unit. 7. Your answer script should be 2000 words in total, ± 10%. You are required to include your word count on the title page. 8. Answers must be typed. 9. The examination submission is one document. Question numbers must be clearly shown beside each answer. References MUST be provided in-text and in a reference list as per the UTAS Harvard style of referencing. Please also include a Table of Contents. However, there is NO requirement to include an abstract, introduction or conclusion with your examination. 10. Plagiarism, including copying the work of other students or any form of collusion is a punishable offence and may result in failure of the unit and/or exclusion from the AMC. (Refer to the section on Plagiarism in the Unit Outline booklet). 11. This examination consists of 3 pages. 12. Lecturing staff (Unit Co-ordinator/s) associated with the course are not available to provide guidance on the examination. If you have any questions regarding this examination please contact the MLM Distance Education office. They will direct your query as appropriate.
Distance 2-2019 JNB325 Port and Terminal Management Page 2 of 3 Pages
Attempt ALL FOUR (4) questions.
Question 1 Recent research has found that port waste is one of the top-ten environmental priorities in port and terminal management. a) Explain how the market-based approach may be applied to address this issue. b) Explain how the operational approach may be applied to address this issue. [5+5=10 marks]
Question 2 The following graph shows the seven (7) logistics activities of a port, including ‘Start’, A, B, C, D, E, and ‘Finish’. The arrows indicate the sequence of the logistics activities, and the numbers below the activity names indicate the durations of activities in hours.
a) Calculate the Early Start (ES), Early Finish (EF), Late Start (LS), and Late Finish (LF) of all activities.
b) Identify the critical path of the above logistics activities. What are the free float and total float of activities B, C and D. [5+5=10 marks]
Question 3 The following table shows data for the two inputs X1, X2 and output Y of six (6) ports, namely A, B, C, D, E and F.
Write the linear programming for Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate the efficiency of port B under the constant return to scale (CRS).
Note: You only need to write the equations for the linear programming problem. You do not need to use Excel to answer this question. [10 marks]
Question 4 Select a country of your choice. Explain the impact of the country’s port policy on the development of its port sector.
