Evaluating the operation performance of the Serbian transport freight system by using Multiple Criteria Decision-Making technique

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Nikola Petrović
Vesna Jovanović
Marijana Petrović
Boban Nikolić
Jovan Pavlović

Abstract

Freight transport is a composite dynamic system that forms the unity of the infrastructure, vehicles, and personnel and which has its purpose or aim. Evaluating operation performance for freight transport systems is important for the government, companies, and users. This paper will use one of the most famous Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) techniques to assess the operational performance of freight transport systems. At beginning, the authors will create the evaluation indicator system based on official data with four basic indicators and two sub-indicators for freight transport. These operational data/indicators represent the input of the chosen MCDM method. After that, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method will use to calculate the indicator and sub-indicators weight and also will use to calculate the universal evaluate values and rankings of each transport mode performance. The Serbian freight transport system for the 2021st year will be selected as a case study for testing the AHP method within the MCDM approach; the associated suggestions to freight transport will also be given.

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N. Petrović, V. Jovanović, M. Petrović, B. Nikolić, and J. Pavlović, “Evaluating the operation performance of the Serbian transport freight system by using Multiple Criteria Decision-Making technique”, ET, vol. 1, no. 4, Jan. 2023.
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