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A machine learning driven decision support system for evaluating port performance: development and validation

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Leonardo Leoni
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Xiaotian Xie
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Guoqing Zhao *
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Yi Wang
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Filippo De Carlo
DOI:10.1080/12460125.2026.2682227delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Limited research has examined how ports’ big data analytics capability (BDAC) is associated with operational and sustainable performance. In response, this study develops and validates a decision support system (DSS) that integrates expert judgements, fuzzy set theory, unsupervised machine learning (ML), Decision Trees, and Bayesian Network analysis. Data were collected through a Likert-scale questionnaire completed by 158 respondents from 40 major ports. The responses were aggregated using an improved Similarity Aggregation Method, and K-Means clustering was applied to classify ports into performance groups. Decision Trees were then developed to identify performance clusters and key improvement areas, while a Bayesian Network was used to explore relationships among BDAC, port operational performance, and port sustainable performance. The results indicate that ports with stronger BDAC generally achieve better operational and sustainable performance, although other contextual factors may also play important roles.
Keywords:
Big data analytics capability
port operations
port management
decision-making

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Journal of Decision Systems
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