Measuring Port Evolution, Growth and Vulnerability: ‘Port Growth Performance Evaluation’ Approach

Port Performance Analysis Using Extent Fuzzy AHP Approach

Many methods have been adopted by shipping operators to evaluate, analyze and select ports of calls. Majority of these methods are generally based on evaluating different port performance criteria involved. The ports performance criteria are interrelated and are of a complex nature. Comparison of ports by different evaluation methods provides a basis for implementing operating strategies for...

Performance Measure Evaluation of Port Truck Trip Reduction Strategies

The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are the largest container port complex in North America and fifth largest in the world. Growth in U.S. Pacific Rim trade has put pressure on the landside transportation systems serving these two ports. In order to address this growth and mitigate environmental impacts, the ports are implementing new operational strategies and infrastructure improvements. ...

Performance Differentiation for Multi-port Arrays: A Control-Theoretic Approach

Large multi-port disk arrays typically store data for multiple applications with diverse performance requirements. Each application has a different priority, representing the relative importance of the application to the business. Currently, performance differentiation and isolation for storage workloads is implemented by statically partitioning the disk array resources, which results in over-p...

A Two-port Framework Approach

Three-port versus four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Since the first successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the establishment of pneumoperitoneum in France by Mouret in 1987, it has become the golden standard for cholecystectomy. Generally techniques with four trocars have been used with surgeons but some of them prefer 3-trocar techniques. Our aim is to compare the clinical outcomes of three- and four-port techniques prospe...