END-TO-END SUPPLY CHAINS THROUGH COLLABORATION AND WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY

摘要

A simple way of explaining the conceptof a Port Community System (PCS) is thespider’s web: a PCS is at the centre of theweb, enabling stakeholders (port authority,terminal operator, Customs and otherauthorities, shipping line, agent, haulier,rail operator and so on …) to exchangereal-time information via a secure andneutral platform, thus driving and supportingthe smooth and swift flow of messagesand cargo.