Abstract
This paper presents selection of the most appropriate vehicle intended to operate on a particular urban territory, using the specific methods of multi-criteria analysis. For selecting the suitable vehicle, it is necessary to determine a number of specific criteria. In the paper, the desired vehicle is selected from five vehicles, while, each of them has a different product brand. To determine the weights of criteria, the Saaty pairwise comparison method is applied, and subsequently, the multi-criteria evaluation of alternatives is utilized for a research problem.
Highlights
I.e. vehicle used for the cargo supply in urban area, is an important factor and limitation for the customers’ services in regard to the urban style of the city, city built-up area, the deployment of customers, etc
Determining the appropriate vehicle for operating in a particular territory in the context of City logistics undoubtedly represents an essential aspect for individual enterprises [1 - 3]
After completing the Saaty method, the greatest weight was assigned to the cargo space volume and the fuel consumption of the particular utility vehicle
Summary
I.e. vehicle used for the cargo supply in urban area, is an important factor and limitation for the customers’ services in regard to the urban style of the city, city built-up area, the deployment of customers, etc. Determining the appropriate vehicle for operating in a particular territory in the context of City logistics undoubtedly represents an essential aspect for individual enterprises [1 - 3]. The analysis of existing methods utilized for dealing with the multi-criteria analysis has been carried out. Some of these methods do not take into consideration the weights of criteria. Among the criteria which influence the individual factors of the multi-criteria evaluation of alternatives, significant distinctions in the importance of criteria exist, these methods are not suitable for our particular research problem [7 and 10 - 14]
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