The Selection of Intermodal Transport System Scenarios in the Function of Southeastern Europe Regional Development
| Autor: | Mladen Krstić, Milovan Kovač, Nikolina Brnjac, Violeta Roso, Snežana Tadić |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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dry port
Operations research Computer science media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Context (language use) 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Fuzzy logic Renewable energy sources intermodal terminal 0502 economics and business fuzzy MARCOS GE1-350 Dry port Function (engineering) intermodal system scenario river port southeastern Europe MCDM fuzzy Delphi fuzzy FARE 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common 050210 logistics & transportation Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 05 social sciences Stakeholder Building and Construction Multiple-criteria decision analysis Environmental sciences Ranking Sustainability |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 5590, p 5590 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 10 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13105590 |
| Popis: | The development of intermodal transportation (IT) systems is of vital importance for the sustainability of logistics activities. The existing research point at individual directions of action for system improvement and increase of IT participation in overall transportation, thus reducing negative impacts of logistics on sustainability. However, there is a lack of research defining complex scenarios that unite existing ideas and concepts of IT system development and improvement. Accordingly, this article deals with the definition and selection of the most appropriate IT development scenario for the region of Southeastern Europe. Six different potential scenarios that differ in the network configuration, the required level of logistics infrastructure development, the role of different IT terminal categories, the involvement of different transportation modes, and goods flows’ transformation degree, are defined. The scenarios are analyzed according to four stakeholder groups and twelve defined criteria. A novel hybrid multi-criteria decision-making model, based on fuzzy Delphi, fuzzy Factor Relationship (FARE), and fuzzy Measurement of Alternatives and Ranking according to Compromise Solution (MARCOS) methods, is developed for solving the problem. The definition and analysis of the problem, the way of establishing the scenarios, as well as the development of a novel hybrid model are the main contributions of this article. A significant contribution is also the consideration of the Dry Port (DP) concept for the first time in the context of river ports. The results indicate that the scenario referring to the development of the IT core network with the Danube DP terminals is potentially the most appropriate scenario for the Southeastern Europe IT system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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