Suzanna K. Long Thomas G. Shoberg Lizzette Perez Lespier 2015 <div class="abstractContainer"><div id="abstractDiv_MSTAR_1792022717" class="translationCont content display_record_abstract_copy "><div id="abstract_field_MSTAR_1792022717"><div id="abstractSummary_MSTAR_1792022717"><p>A Systems Thinking approach is used to examine elements of a maritime transportation system that are most likely to be impacted by an extreme event. The majority of the literature uses a high-level view that can fail to capture the damage at the sub-system elements. This work uses a system dynamics simulation for a better view and understanding of the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, as a whole system and uses Hurricane Georges (1998), as a representative disruptive event. The model focuses on the impacts of natural disasters at the sub-system level with a final goal of determining the sequence needed to restore an ocean-going port to its pre-event state. This work in progress details model development and outlines steps for using real-world information to assist maritime port manager planning and recommendations for best practices to mitigate disaster damage.</p></div></div></div></div> application/pdf en Institute of Industrial Engineers A Systems Thinking approach to post-disaster restoration of maritime transportation systems text