Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education
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Journal

Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education


Volume
& Issue

Volume 12, Issue 3


Published
on

April 5, 2021


Pages

1625-1635


DOI

Article

Malaysia Seaport Development towards Embracing Industrial Revolution 4.0: Enhancing the Quality and Competitiveness of Seaport Industry


Authors

Mohamad Rosni Othman* Affiliation:
Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
, Noor Azwa Noralam Affiliation:
Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
, Jagan Jeevan Affiliation:
Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
, Mohd Saiful Izwaan Saadon Affiliation:
Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
and Tan Owee Kowang Affiliation:
Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia


Abstract

Seaport industry is a dynamic industry which is experiencing a rapid growth. Industrial Revolution 4.0 merges the digital, physical and biological system to enhance the capabilities of the industry. It creates a platform which enables the seaport industry to build its effectiveness, reliability and governance towards improving the quality of seaport services. Accordingly, the evolution of seaport services entails the application of technologies so that the industry can fulfil its customer satisfaction goals. In line with this notion, the purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the quality of seaport services. This research employed the quantitative content analysis, covering seaport effectiveness, seaport reliability and seaport governance. The respondents of this research comprised expert individuals within the seaport industry cluster. The results revealed that there is a significant correlation between the adaption of IR 4.0 and seaport quality. This research offers a truly novel policy innovation towards achieving seaport competitiveness.


Keywords

seaport, Industrial Revolution 4.0, effectiveness, reliability, governance, competitiveness


Citation

Othman, M. R., Noralam, N. A., Jeevan, J., Saadon, M. S. I., & Kowang, T. O. (2021). Malaysia seaport development towards embracing industrial revolution 4.0: Enhancing the quality and competitiveness of seaport industry. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 12(3), 1625–1635.

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