Abstract
The organization and execution of the transport of dangerous goods is conditioned by a series of legal, technical, technological, safety, and engineering requirements, which must be met. In this way, a complex system is created which has a large number of participants and in which optimization should be performed at each stage from all the above aspects. The main goal of this paper is to create a novel Fuzzy-Rough MCDM (Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making) for the evaluation of companies engaged in the transport of dangerous goods. A group decision-making model was created to evaluate 11 transport companies based on nine legal, technical, technological criteria. The improved fuzzy stepwise weight assessment ratio analysis (IMF SWARA) method was used to calculate the criterion weights, while transport companies were ranked based on Rough Measurement Alternatives and Ranking according to the COmpromise Solution (R-MARCOS). The integration of these methods into a single model that combines two theories of uncertainty, fuzzy and rough, was performed for the first time in this study, which represents a significant contribution. The results show that the most significant criteria are as follows: dangerous goods are classified and permitted under ADR (Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road), the prescribed documents are in the transport unit, and the equipment is in the transport unit. When it comes to the evaluation results of companies, it can be noticed that A1 and A4 show the best performance, while A8 and A9 are in the last position. In order to test the stability of the model developed, sensitivity analysis, comparative analysis, and the influence of the dynamic formation of the initial matrix were created.
Highlights
Academic Editor: Borna Abramovic e organization and execution of the transport of dangerous goods is conditioned by a series of legal, technical, technological, safety, and engineering requirements, which must be met
In order to address this complex issue, this study aims to give concrete answers to three fundamental questions: (RQ1) Can sustainable and efficient processes be carried out in the field of transport of dangerous goods? (RQ2) Are there any differences in the evaluation of companies for transport of dangerous goods compared to other common transportation companies? (RQ3) Can the integrated IMF SWARA-Rough MARCOS model be useful for ranking companies for transport of dangerous goods?
A study related to the evaluation of the performance of companies for transporting dangerous goods in the territory of the Republic of Serbia has been carried out
Summary
Academic Editor: Borna Abramovic e organization and execution of the transport of dangerous goods is conditioned by a series of legal, technical, technological, safety, and engineering requirements, which must be met In this way, a complex system is created which has a large number of participants and in which optimization should be performed at each stage from all the above aspects. E organization of transport of dangerous goods is a global issue that is attracting increasing attention, primarily due to high potential risks, increased volume of transport, and the number of substances classified as dangerous, as well as specific challenges in the organization of transport It greatly influences the creation of a complex system that reflects all aspects of engineering and other related fields. Evaluating the transport of dangerous goods is rare, so this is another motivation for performing such research. e main goal of the study is to determine the extent to which regulations and all requirements for successful transport of dangerous goods are met through the innovative creation of the Fuzzy-Rough MCDM model that will be used for comprehensive evaluation of the performance of transport companies
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