Development of an expert system for the evaluation of conventional and innovative technologies in the intermodal transport area

Abacoumkin, Constantinos; Βallis, Athanasios

doi:10.1016/s0377-2217(03)00033-x

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“…Abacoumkin and Gallis [49] examined the possibility of increasing the productivity of terminal equipment on the road-railway inland terminals in Europe on the basis of defined parameters of terminal design and selection of terminal equipment. For this purpose, an expert system has been developed as a part of an integrated modelling tool with the aim of comparative design assessment of conventional and advanced railroad terminals.…”

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Research Trends of Inland Terminals: A Literature Review

Rožić

Rogić

Bajor

2016

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INTRODUCTIONSignificant increase in the world container trade over the past two decades has resulted in an increased capacity of container ships [1] and the capacity together with throughput of ports container terminals. This encourages the development of ports, primarily port equipment, technology, information and communication systems. The requirements for capacity expansion, investments in infrastructure and transport entities, reducing the negative environmental impact, and customer requirements for faster, more efficient and cheaper transportation of goods has become a product for new transport solutions development [3,4,5].Similarly, ports are faced with changes in their operations. Shippers require fast and efficient handling and reduction of container ships detention. This implies expansion of port capacity and implementation of new equipment, and high-quality connections to the hinterland. Additional requirements for fast and high-quality shipping to customers represents a major financial, organizational and operational requirement to which not all the world ports can respond.Changes in the present transport chain lead to the development of inland terminals. Inland terminals disburden port capacity on the one hand and on the other hand they become a competitive advantage for the less developed ports. This allows them better connections with the hinterland, directly attracting additional cargo. Inland terminals become an additional link in the present transport chain, while the use of intermodal transport technology enables acceleration of transport processes reducing the total transport costs. In the present transport chain, there have been changes in the mode of shipment from the manufacturer to the port and from the port to the end users (Figure 1). TOMISLAV ROŽIĆ, Ph.D. 1

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Section: Technological Processes In Inland Terminalsmentioning

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Research Trends of Inland Terminals: A Literature Review

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Bajor

2016

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“…Cluster analysis, a more specific portfolio method, groups alternatives according to their support of the strategic positioning of the firm (Mathieu and Gibson 1993). Finally, decision analysis and simulation methods use random numbers and simulation to generate a large number of problems and pick the best outcome (Abacoumkin and Ballis 2004;Paisittanand and Olson 2006). Recently, strategic management researchers have focused on MCDA models to integrate the intuitive preferences of multiple DMs into structured and analytical frameworks (Bailey et al 2003;Costa et al 2003;Hsieh et al 2004;Liesiö et al 2007;Tavana 2006).…”

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A soft multi-criteria decision analysis model with application to the European Union enlargement

2010

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This paper proposes a new multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) model that uses a series of existing intuitive and analytical methods to systematically capture both objective and subjective beliefs and preferences from a group of decision makers (DMs). A defuzzification method that combines entropy and the theory of displaced ideal synthesizes crisp values from the DMs' subjective judgments. This approach assists the DMs in their selection process by plotting alternatives in a four quadrant graph and considering their Euclidean distance from the "ideal" choice. A pilot study illustrates the details of the proposed method. The DMs were a group of graduate students from the University of Paderborn in Germany. The pilot study concerned the addition of new members into the European Union (EU), a decision that has profound economic and political effects on both the entering and existing members of the Union. The DMs were required to consider a large number of internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats in assessing the decision to enlarge the EU. Although the pilot study was not performed by actual DMs from the EU, it was an excellent platform for testing the proposed model.

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“…Decision analysis models compare various projects according to their expected value (Hazelrigg and Huband 1985;Thomas 1985). Finally, simulation, a special form of decision analysis, uses random numbers and simulation to generate a large number of problems and pick the best outcome (Abacoumkin and Ballis 2004;Mandakovic and Souder 1985;Paisittanand and Olson 2006). MCDA considers three types of problems: ranking of a finite set of alternatives, choosing the best alternative and clustering alternatives in similarity groups in terms of a finite number of objective and subjective criteria.…”

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A fuzzy opportunity and threat aggregation approach in multicriteria decision analysis

Tavana

Sodenkamp

Pirdashti

2010

Fuzzy Optim Decis Making

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Economic expansion in developed countries coupled with dramatically growing economies in countries such as China and India have precipitated a steady increase in demand for oil and natural gas. The Caspian Sea region holds large quantities of both oil and natural gas. Because the Caspian Sea is landlocked and the region's nations are distant from the largest energy markets, transportation must at least begin by pipeline. While some lines currently exist, pipelines with the capacity of transporting larger amounts of energy resources must be constructed to meet the global demand. This study is conducted for a multinational oil and natural gas producer to develop a multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework for evaluating five possible pipeline routes in the Caspian Sea region. The proposed MCDA model considers a large number of conflicting criteria in the evaluation process and captures decision makers' (DMs') beliefs through a series of intuitive and analytical methods such as the analytic network process and fuzzy scoring. A defuzzification method is used to obtain crisp values from the subjective judgments and estimates provided by multiple DMs. These crisp values are aggregated and synthesized with the concept of entropy 123 456 M. Tavana et al. and the theory of the displaced ideal. The alternative routes are plotted on a diagram in a polar coordinate system and a classification scheme is used along with the Euclidean distance to measure which alternative is closer to the ideal route.

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Development of an expert system for the evaluation of conventional and innovative technologies in the intermodal transport area

Cited by 34 publications

References 6 publications

Research Trends of Inland Terminals: A Literature Review

Research Trends of Inland Terminals: A Literature Review

A soft multi-criteria decision analysis model with application to the European Union enlargement

A fuzzy opportunity and threat aggregation approach in multicriteria decision analysis

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