Abstract:Purpose A family of innovative financial mechanisms and tools for urban public transport, based on the value increment caused by enhanced accessibility, are lately gaining much popularity as a solution to the challenges posed by public financial resources' shrinkage: Value Capture Finance (VCF). The effectiveness of applied transport financing policies depends significantly on the level of agreement among stakeholders, making collaboration a prerequisite for success. The research presented herein assesses alte… Show more
“…In their evaluation of the literature on the use of MCDA in field of transport, the authors of [23] highlighted that the most prevalent methods were the Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP), Analytic Network Process (ANP), Elimination and Choice Expressing Reality (ELECTRE), Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE), Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and MAMCA. One of the strengths of the MAMCA framework compared with other MCDA methods is that it permits every stakeholder group to have their own unique objectives or criteria in the analysis whereas the criteria are the same for all stakeholder groups in other MCDA techniques [24].…”
Section: Overview Of Evaluation Methods For Freight Transport Policiementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, there was a lack of quantitative data from the local freight industry for many of these criteria. This issue was overcome due to the strengths of MAMCA framework not requiring availability of quantitative criterion to conduct the multi-criteria analysis of the alternatives as asserted by the authors of [24]. Accordingly, the qualitative indicators and units of measurement were acquired through comprehensive literature review and several consultation sessions with experts in the freight industry in Melbourne.…”
Freight carriers, receivers and citizens in the inner-city area suffer the most from issues impacting last mile delivery due to exacerbated traffic congestion, limited parking and unsustainable delivery vehicles. Freight consolidation policies offer a sustainable solution to address these problems. The freight vehicles used in the consolidated deliveries could play a significant role in the sustainability and success of these policies. This paper applies a multi-stakeholder decision support approach to evaluate the suitability and potential of various delivery fleet configurations in addressing the perspectives and requirements of all stakeholders involved in last mile delivery to perform the consolidated delivery in the inner-city area. The Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis (MAMCA) framework was utilised to assess and rank various delivery configurations involving a combination of eco-friendly delivery vans, trucks and cargobikes based on the objectives of the stakeholders. The weight allocation of the criteria was determined through the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) method using responses collected from key actors representing all stakeholder groups in Melbourne, Australia. The multi-stakeholder analysis, which was performed using the Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) method, suggested that the consolidated delivery should be performed using a combination of eco-friendly delivery vans and cargobikes to incorporate the concerns of the societal stakeholders and operational requirements of the business stakeholders. The mono-actor analysis revealed the heterogeneity of the stakeholders’ preferences and clashing views regarding the optimal delivery fleet. This highlights the importance of incorporating a multi-stakeholder perspective in the planning and selection of suitable urban freight policies. Accordingly, a suitable implementation plan for the consolidated delivery fleet was proposed to reflect the perspectives and requirements of these stakeholders.
“…In their evaluation of the literature on the use of MCDA in field of transport, the authors of [23] highlighted that the most prevalent methods were the Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP), Analytic Network Process (ANP), Elimination and Choice Expressing Reality (ELECTRE), Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE), Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and MAMCA. One of the strengths of the MAMCA framework compared with other MCDA methods is that it permits every stakeholder group to have their own unique objectives or criteria in the analysis whereas the criteria are the same for all stakeholder groups in other MCDA techniques [24].…”
Section: Overview Of Evaluation Methods For Freight Transport Policiementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, there was a lack of quantitative data from the local freight industry for many of these criteria. This issue was overcome due to the strengths of MAMCA framework not requiring availability of quantitative criterion to conduct the multi-criteria analysis of the alternatives as asserted by the authors of [24]. Accordingly, the qualitative indicators and units of measurement were acquired through comprehensive literature review and several consultation sessions with experts in the freight industry in Melbourne.…”
Freight carriers, receivers and citizens in the inner-city area suffer the most from issues impacting last mile delivery due to exacerbated traffic congestion, limited parking and unsustainable delivery vehicles. Freight consolidation policies offer a sustainable solution to address these problems. The freight vehicles used in the consolidated deliveries could play a significant role in the sustainability and success of these policies. This paper applies a multi-stakeholder decision support approach to evaluate the suitability and potential of various delivery fleet configurations in addressing the perspectives and requirements of all stakeholders involved in last mile delivery to perform the consolidated delivery in the inner-city area. The Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis (MAMCA) framework was utilised to assess and rank various delivery configurations involving a combination of eco-friendly delivery vans, trucks and cargobikes based on the objectives of the stakeholders. The weight allocation of the criteria was determined through the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) method using responses collected from key actors representing all stakeholder groups in Melbourne, Australia. The multi-stakeholder analysis, which was performed using the Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) method, suggested that the consolidated delivery should be performed using a combination of eco-friendly delivery vans and cargobikes to incorporate the concerns of the societal stakeholders and operational requirements of the business stakeholders. The mono-actor analysis revealed the heterogeneity of the stakeholders’ preferences and clashing views regarding the optimal delivery fleet. This highlights the importance of incorporating a multi-stakeholder perspective in the planning and selection of suitable urban freight policies. Accordingly, a suitable implementation plan for the consolidated delivery fleet was proposed to reflect the perspectives and requirements of these stakeholders.
“…Since 2012, and even 2015 when the review [25] was published, more papers on MCDA methods applied on transport projects have been published, e.g. [31,32], but as far as we know there was no paper applying a MCDA method on innovative ideas for Public Transport.…”
Introduction: The use of participatory techniques in the field of transport is coming to the forefront recently. In this frame, eight co-creation workshops and five online crowdsourcing campaigns took place in Thessaloniki, Southern Tuscany, Rotterdam/The Hague, and Frankfurt, from which many innovative ideas to enhance Public Transport were generated by citizens. Purpose: A simple list of innovations would not be very useful for Public Transport Operators, as they cannot implement all of them at once. There was an obvious need for their ranking and this is the purpose of this paper. Methods: The ranking was realized with the most used Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis method in transportation research, i.e. the Analytic Hierarchy Process, using three criteria: Feasibility, Utility, and Innovativeness. An online questionnaire was distributed to experts, using a modified snowball sampling technique, which yielded 97 completed questionnaires. Results: Utility (42.90%) was found to be the most important criterion, followed by Feasibility (40.10%), and Innovativeness (17.00%). Four lists of innovations were derived, ranked with respect to a) all three examined criteria, b) Feasibility, c) Utility, and d) Innovativeness. The highest ranked innovation for a) and c) was found to be Mobility as a Service and platform with real-time travel, comfort, and multi-modal information; for b) City marketing from a Public Transport perspective; and for d) Advanced e-ticketing system. Conclusion: The results revealed which of the innovations are the most promising and provide valuable insight into how to integrate innovation with Public Transport to make it more attractive. Public Transport Operators may use the results according to the peculiarities of their city and the importance they give to Feasibility, Utility, and Innovativeness.
“…The concerns over infrastructure financing are addressed in the paper by Roukouni et al [9], which looks at the role of value capture finance (VCF) as a financing mechanism for public transport infrastructure. The paper applies multi-actor, multi-criteria analysis (MAMCA) to the case study of the metro infrastructure in Thessaloniki, Greece.…”
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