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Evaluation of waterway lock service quality in Yangtze Delta: from the perspectives of customer and supplier
Computers and Society · Submitted 21 Sep 2024
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The authors' main claim The results of this study will provide valuable insights for the lock management department, operators, and the government in formulating relevant policies to improve WLSQ and implementing ongoing service quality evaluations.
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In recent decades, the waterway locks in the Yangtze Delta, China, have become major traffic bottlenecks. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the crew's perspectives and primary concerns regarding lock services during vessel lockage, and to enhance customer satisfaction and improve vessel lockage efficiency, it is necessary to assess the waterway lock service quality (WLSQ). This paper presents an evaluation system for WLSQ from various stakeholders' viewpoints. Firstly, by employing questionnaire surveys and the structural equation model method, in conjunction with factor analysis, the WLSQ and its influencing factors in the Yangtze River Delta region are analyzed from a customer perspective. Secondly, the Analytic Hierarchy Process method is utilized, along with a dedicated questionnaire for service suppliers, to examine their concerns regarding the performance of vessel lock services. The findings indicate that there exists a cognitive bias towards factors influencing the WLSQ. Crew members express the greatest concern over vessel lockage delays, whereas vessel lockage safety is the primary concern for management department administrators. Furthermore, enhancing the supporting facilities of waterway locks can significantly increase crew members' satisfaction during vessel lockage. Improving staff skills, and safety conditions can also greatly enhance customers' tolerance for lockage delays. The results of this study will provide valuable insights for the lock management department, operators, and the government in formulating relevant policies to improve WLSQ and implementing ongoing service quality evaluations.
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| s0 | In recent decades, the waterway locks in the Yangtze Delta, China, have become major traffic bottlenecks. | background 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.01 | asserted 1.00 |
| s1 | To gain a comprehensive understanding of the crew's perspectives and primary concerns regarding lock services during vessel lockage, and to enhance customer satisfaction and improve vessel lockage efficiency, it is necessary to assess the waterway lock service quality (WLSQ). | gap 0.50 | 0.06 | 0.02 | asserted 0.97 |
| s2 | This paper presents an evaluation system for WLSQ from various stakeholders' viewpoints. | contribution 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.03 | asserted 0.99 |
| s3 | Firstly, by employing questionnaire surveys and the structural equation model method, in conjunction with factor analysis, the WLSQ and its influencing factors in the Yangtze River Delta region are analyzed from a customer perspective. | method 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.02 | asserted 0.95 |
| s4 | Secondly, the Analytic Hierarchy Process method is utilized, along with a dedicated questionnaire for service suppliers, to examine their concerns regarding the performance of vessel lock services. | method 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.02 | asserted 0.94 |
| s5 | The findings indicate that there exists a cognitive bias towards factors influencing the WLSQ. | result 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.17 | asserted 0.77 |
| s6 | Crew members express the greatest concern over vessel lockage delays, whereas vessel lockage safety is the primary concern for management department administrators. | result 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.22 | asserted 1.00 |
| s7 | Furthermore, enhancing the supporting facilities of waterway locks can significantly increase crew members' satisfaction during vessel lockage. | result 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.13 | asserted 0.93 |
| s8 | Improving staff skills, and safety conditions can also greatly enhance customers' tolerance for lockage delays. | result 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.11 | asserted 0.96 |
| s9 | The results of this study will provide valuable insights for the lock management department, operators, and the government in formulating relevant policies to improve WLSQ and implementing ongoing service quality evaluations. | interpretation 0.56 | 0.31 | 0.18 | asserted 0.57 |
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In recent decades, the waterway locks in the Yangtze Delta, China, have become major traffic bottlenecks. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the crew's perspectives and primary concerns regarding lock services during vessel lockage, and to enhance customer satisfaction and improve vessel lockage efficiency, it is necessary to assess the waterway lock service quality (WLSQ). This paper presents an evaluation system for WLSQ from various stakeholders' viewpoints. Firstly, by employing questionnaire surveys and the structural equation model method, in conjunction with factor analysis, the WLSQ and its influencing factors in the Yangtze River Delta region are analyzed from a customer perspective. Secondly, the Analytic Hierarchy Process method is utilized, along with a dedicated questionnaire for service suppliers, to examine their concerns regarding the performance of vessel lock services. The findings indicate that there exists a cognitive bias towards factors influencing the WLSQ. Crew members express the greatest concern over vessel lockage delays, whereas vessel lockage safety is the primary concern for management department administrators. Furthermore, enhancing the supporting facilities of waterway locks can significantly increase crew members' satisfaction during vessel lockage. Improving staff skills, and safety conditions can also greatly enhance customers' tolerance for lockage delays. The results of this study will provide valuable insights for the lock management department, operators, and the government in formulating relevant policies to improve WLSQ and implementing ongoing service quality evaluations.
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