| 创新点摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contributions | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第11-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE Introduction | 第17-26页 |
| 1.1 Background | 第17-22页 |
| 1.1.1 Problem Statement | 第18-22页 |
| 1.2 General research objective | 第22-23页 |
| 1.2.1 Specific objectives | 第23页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第23页 |
| 1.4 Scope of the study | 第23-24页 |
| 1.5 Significancy of the research | 第24页 |
| 1.6 Research Methodology | 第24-25页 |
| 1.7 Organization of the research | 第25页 |
| 1.8 Limitations of the study | 第25-26页 |
| CHAPTER TWO Literature Review | 第26-67页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第26-30页 |
| 2.2 Drivers of dry ports development | 第30-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Globalization of supply chains | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Standardization and Containerization | 第31页 |
| 2.2.3 Environmental Considerations | 第31页 |
| 2.2.4 Congestion of roads | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2.5 International terminal operators and seaports | 第32-33页 |
| 2.2.6 International trade | 第33页 |
| 2.2.7 Government policies as a driver | 第33页 |
| 2.2.8 Modal shift from road to rail and inland waterways | 第33页 |
| 2.2.9 Impact of inland consumption | 第33-34页 |
| 2.2.10 The landlocked status of some countries | 第34-36页 |
| 2.3 Containerization and dry ports | 第36-39页 |
| 2.3.1 Container services at container terminals | 第38页 |
| 2.3.2 Financial savings from Containerization | 第38-39页 |
| 2.3.3 Impact of Containerization on the portlogistics system | 第39页 |
| 2.4 Classification of dry ports | 第39-43页 |
| 2.5 Dry ports Actors,facilities and operational Configuration | 第43-47页 |
| 2.6 Functions and services of dry ports | 第47-48页 |
| 2.7 Challenges and benefits associated with dry ports | 第48-54页 |
| 2.7.1 Challenges in dry ports development | 第48-51页 |
| 2.7.2 Benefits of dry ports | 第51-54页 |
| 2.8 Location planning and I.T Integration in dryports | 第54-59页 |
| 2.8.1 Location decisions in dry ports | 第54-55页 |
| 2.8.2 InformationTechnology Integration in dry ports | 第55-56页 |
| 2.8.3 Information Communications Technology based logistics networks | 第56-58页 |
| 2.8.4 Information Communication Technology based operations management in Dry Ports | 第58-59页 |
| 2.8.5 Data management in Dry Ports | 第59页 |
| 2.9 Integrated transport system and intermodal transport | 第59-62页 |
| 2.9.1 Integrated Transport system | 第59-60页 |
| 2.9.2 Intermodal transport | 第60页 |
| 2.9.3 Logistical Benefits of Intermodal facilities | 第60-62页 |
| 2.10 Coordination in hinterland transport chains | 第62-67页 |
| CHAPTER THREE Dry ports in East Africa | 第67-82页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第67页 |
| 3.2 Historical View of Transport corridors and dry ports in East Africa | 第67-69页 |
| 3.3 Dry ports of East Africa | 第69-71页 |
| 3.3.1 Isaka dry port (Tanzania) | 第69-70页 |
| 3.3.2 Mombasa dry port (Kenya) | 第70-71页 |
| 3.4 Governance and policy issues in dry ports | 第71-73页 |
| 3.5 Developing mode and management model of existing dry ports in East Africa.57 | 第73-75页 |
| 3.6 European Case study dry ports for benchmarking | 第75-82页 |
| 3.6.1 Vaggeryd Logistic Center (Sweden) | 第77-78页 |
| 3.6.2 Kutno PCC Intermodal (Poland) | 第78页 |
| 3.6.3 Tri-modal Container Terminal (TCT) Venlo (Netherlands) | 第78-79页 |
| 3.6.4 Lessons from the European case dry ports for East Africa | 第79-82页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR Quality evaluation of Dry Port locations in East Africa | 第82-95页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第82页 |
| 4.2 Planning and location decisions in dry ports and nodal exchanges | 第82-93页 |
| 4.2.1 Delphi Method and analysis | 第85-93页 |
| 4.3 Conclusion | 第93-95页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE Extended gateways:a model for East Africa | 第95-113页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第95页 |
| 5.2 Port-hinterland related supply chain disruptions | 第95-97页 |
| 5.2.1 Managing Port-hinterland supply chain disruptions | 第96-97页 |
| 5.3 Justification for implementation of Extended Gateways model in East Africa | 第97-102页 |
| 5.3.1 Poor global logistics performance ranking | 第97页 |
| 5.3.2 Traffic jam, low productivity and congestion of existing | 第97-99页 |
| 5.3.3 High regional Economic Prospects | 第99-100页 |
| 5.3.4 A high Population growth rate | 第100-101页 |
| 5.3.5 High transportation and environment costs | 第101-102页 |
| 5.4 A Proposed conceptual Extended Gateway model for East Africa's Logistics network | 第102-108页 |
| 5.4.1 Model description | 第103-105页 |
| 5.4.2 Tier 1:Satellite terminals (SLT) | 第105-106页 |
| 5.4.3 Tier 2:Load centers (LC) | 第106-107页 |
| 5.4.4 Tier 3:Trans-load centers (TLC) | 第107-108页 |
| 5.5 Actors and success factors | 第108-110页 |
| 5.6 Benefits after the model implementation | 第110-111页 |
| 5.7 Conclusion | 第111-113页 |
| CHAPTER SIX Methodology for Dry ports planning in East Africa | 第113-144页 |
| 6.1 Introduction | 第113页 |
| 6.2 The Methodology flow chart for dry ports planning | 第113-115页 |
| 6.3 The Mission Statement of a Dry Port | 第115-116页 |
| 6.4 Objectives of a Dry port | 第116-117页 |
| 6.5 The Institutional Framework | 第117-122页 |
| 6.5.1 Stakeholder Relationship Management Systems (SRMS) | 第118-119页 |
| 6.5.2 Environmental Considerations | 第119-121页 |
| 6.5.3 The Marketing Strategy | 第121-122页 |
| 6.6 Demand Planning and forecasting | 第122-124页 |
| 6.7 Supply Planning and Forecasting | 第124-128页 |
| 6.7.1 Physical Considerations for a dry port | 第126-127页 |
| 6.7.2 Supply forecasting as a strategic planning tool | 第127-128页 |
| 6.8 Capacity Planning and Equilibrium | 第128-132页 |
| 6.8.1 The relationship between Capacity of a dry port and capacity | 第128-129页 |
| 6.8.2 Fixed production factors in dry ports | 第129页 |
| 6.8.3 Variable production factors in dry ports | 第129页 |
| 6.8.4 Capacity Indicators in dry ports | 第129页 |
| 6.8.5 Optimum Capacity in dry ports | 第129-131页 |
| 6.8.6 Capacity planning as a strategic tool in dry ports planning | 第131-132页 |
| 6.9 Project Evaluation and Implementation in dry ports planning | 第132-142页 |
| 6.9.1 Dry port Evaluation | 第132页 |
| 6.9.2 Financial Evaluation | 第132-135页 |
| 6.9.3 Project Financial risks | 第135页 |
| 6.9.4 Project financial evaluation techniques | 第135-136页 |
| 6.9.5 Economic Impact Assessment (EIA) | 第136-140页 |
| 6.9.6 The Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) | 第140-142页 |
| 6.10 Project Implementation | 第142-143页 |
| 6.11 Conclusion | 第143-144页 |
| CHAPTER SEVEN Summary,Conclusion and recommendations | 第144-153页 |
| 7.1 Introduction | 第144页 |
| 7.2 Summary of the research | 第144-148页 |
| 7.2.1 Summary on research question One | 第144-145页 |
| 7.2.2 Summary on research question Two | 第145-146页 |
| 7.2.3 Summary on research question Three | 第146-147页 |
| 7.2.4 Summary on research question Four | 第147页 |
| 7.2.5 Summary on research question Five | 第147-148页 |
| 7.3 Conclusions | 第148-149页 |
| 7.4 Recommendations of the research | 第149-153页 |
| 7.4.1 General recommendations | 第150-152页 |
| 7.4.2 Recommended areas of future research | 第152-153页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第153-164页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第164-166页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第166-175页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第175-177页 |
| List of publications | 第177-178页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第178-179页 |
| AUTHOR BRIEF INTRODUCTION | 第179页 |
