A Framework of Route Selection for Hazardous Goods Transportation in Tunnels

Abstract

Due to the increase in globalization, higher customer expectations and environment volatility, supply chains are exposed to risks more easily. Therefore, supply chain risk management become a crucial issue for companies and countries in last decades. Supply chain risk management (SCRM) involves all type of risks such as supplier risks, locational risks, natural risks. Hazardous goods transport is a very destructive type of transport which causes very risky accidents. Hazardous goods transport risks can have serious consequences for the environment, property or people. The importance of these substances in daily life and industrialization and the increasing demand for these products are important for minimizing and assessing the risks associated with Dangerous Goods Transportation (DGT). Assets that may be affected by these risks are classified under 5 main criteria in this research. As a result of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, it is aimed to help the selection by establishing a risk-based superiority between alternative ways and tunnels while selecting the route in the pilot area.