Evaluation of intermodal transport chain: Case of importing tires through a China-Balkans routes

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Research in Transportation Business and Management Pub Date : 2024-11-24 DOI:10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101242

Snežana Tadić , Mladen Krstić , Biljana Mićić

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Within the context of global trade, logistics chains face the complex task of bridging significant geographic distances while simultaneously striving to increase their efficiency and sustainability. A significant portion of global logistics chains relies on maritime transport in the initial phase, followed by road, rail, or river transport in the subsequent continental phase. Road transport, however, is associated with various ecological and operational drawbacks. In contrast, intermodal transport (IT) provides an efficient solution by integrating multiple modes of transportation. The key challenge of IT applications remains the determination of the best combination of transport modes, technologies, and routes. Consequently, this paper aims to identify the most favorable alternative to the intermodal transport chain (ITC) for the import of tires from China to Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). Since selecting the most favorable alternative to the ITC requires an analysis of conflicting objectives and criteria, the use of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) becomes essential in addressing this challenge. The paper presents a new MCDM model that combines the fuzzy DELPHI analytical hierarchy process (fuzzy DAHP) and the fuzzy Axial-Distance-based Aggregated Measurement (fuzzy ADAM) methods. The applicability and effectiveness of the model were demonstrated and confirmed by a case study. The results indicate that the best variants are those that combine maritime, rail, and road transportation through the Port of Koper (with a ranking value of 0.339) and Rijeka (0.289), followed by the variants that combine maritime and road transportation through the same ports (0.241 and 0.222, respectively). The rest of the variants have significantly lower performances.

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多式联运链评估：通过中国-巴尔干航线进口轮胎的案例

在全球贸易背景下，物流链面临着跨越遥远地理距离的复杂任务，同时还要努力提高效率和可持续性。全球物流链的很大一部分在初始阶段依赖海运，随后在大陆阶段依赖公路、铁路或内河运输。然而，公路运输存在各种生态和运营弊端。相比之下，多式联运（IT）通过整合多种运输方式提供了一种高效的解决方案。信息技术应用的主要挑战仍然是确定运输方式、技术和路线的最佳组合。因此，本文旨在确定从中国向波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那（B&H）进口轮胎的多式联运链（ITC）的最有利替代方案。由于选择最有利的 ITC 替代方案需要对相互冲突的目标和标准进行分析，因此使用多标准决策（MCDM）对解决这一难题至关重要。本文介绍了一种新的 MCDM 模型，该模型结合了模糊 DELPHI 层次分析法（模糊 DAHP）和基于轴向距离的模糊聚合测量法（模糊 ADAM）。案例研究证明并证实了该模型的适用性和有效性。结果表明，通过科佩尔港（排名值为 0.339）和里耶卡港（0.289）将海运、铁路和公路运输结合起来的方案是最佳方案，其次是通过相同港口将海运和公路运输结合起来的方案（分别为 0.241 和 0.222）。其余变式的性能明显较低。

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7.10

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175

期刊介绍： Research in Transportation Business & Management (RTBM) will publish research on international aspects of transport management such as business strategy, communication, sustainability, finance, human resource management, law, logistics, marketing, franchising, privatisation and commercialisation. Research in Transportation Business & Management welcomes proposals for themed volumes from scholars in management, in relation to all modes of transport. Issues should be cross-disciplinary for one mode or single-disciplinary for all modes. We are keen to receive proposals that combine and integrate theories and concepts that are taken from or can be traced to origins in different disciplines or lessons learned from different modes and approaches to the topic. By facilitating the development of interdisciplinary or intermodal concepts, theories and ideas, and by synthesizing these for the journal''s audience, we seek to contribute to both scholarly advancement of knowledge and the state of managerial practice. Potential volume themes include: -Sustainability and Transportation Management- Transport Management and the Reduction of Transport''s Carbon Footprint- Marketing Transport/Branding Transportation- Benchmarking, Performance Measurement and Best Practices in Transport Operations- Franchising, Concessions and Alternate Governance Mechanisms for Transport Organisations- Logistics and the Integration of Transportation into Freight Supply Chains- Risk Management (or Asset Management or Transportation Finance or ...): Lessons from Multiple Modes- Engaging the Stakeholder in Transportation Governance- Reliability in the Freight Sector