A Study O User Accepta Ce of Port Commu Ity Systems

Port community systems (PCS) are computer networks which link up the port with all the companies that use it, including haulers, rail companies, shipping lines, feeder ports, shippers and customs officers. Although these systems have promising benefits for the users, a lot of companies are reluctant to adopt them. Thus this paper tries to derive the factors that affect PCS adoption. For this purpose a research model was constructed using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). In order to confirm the model a questionnaire survey was conducted targeting the sea and land carriers located in the Busan Port area. According to the results, a direction of improvement was suggested for better PCS adoption.