Seaport development management based on business process modeling

Abstract

Increasing the production capacity of ports is seen as one of the most significant goals for the development of maritime transport infrastructure, which requires the use of adequate forecasting methods. The problem of choosing methods of management in transport in conditions of instability of cargo flows, non-stationary functioning, the need for digitalization and transformation of processes and technologies is of particular importance. Taking advantage of the process approach in the management of seaport development, such as flexibility and transparency, is becoming an effective way to increase the productivity and efficiency of maritime transport in general. The paper presents the author’s presentation of the peculiarities of the process management of the seaport development. The use of the concept of modularity in managing the development of a seaport through a system of business processes is proposed. A method for assessing the significance of the seaport business processes for achieving its goals from the standpoint of their further optimization is presented. The research results presented in the paper were obtained on the basis of the description and economic and mathematical modeling of the basic business processes that form the process outputs. Using the seaport of Baku as the example, predictive models of cargo flows are described.