| dc.description.abstract | Vietnam’s geographical location and import-export development orientation in the context of global business integration has made the nation’s transportation and logistics industry more promising than ever. However, lack experience and technology, small and fragmented operation, fierce price competition among local enterprises, domination from foreign logistics giants are hindering the growth of the local sector. It is then believed that cooperation among local firms could promote integration of the supply chain, making it more productive and so increase competitiveness of the industry. The study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of Vietnamese transportation and logistics firms using Malmquist productivity index, crafting a clearer picture of how these firms performed in terms of technical efficiency and innovation. Cat Lai Port being a key role in the industry, was taken as a case to analyse strategic alliance opportunities using Data Envelopment Analysis and Grey forecasting. Research findings indicate that half of the samples experienced efficiency progress, half experienced performance regress; most of efficiency improvement came from innovation. The study also found that strategic alliances between Cat Lai Port and some firms potentially improve these firms’ efficiency.
Key words: efficiency, strategic alliance, logistics, Malmquist, DEA, GM (1,1) | en_US |
