Open AccessDry Port Location Problem: A Hybrid Multi-Criteria Approach
Author(s) -
Fatimazahra Bentaleb,
Charif Mabrouki,
Alami Semma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of eta maritime science/journal of eta maritime science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2148-9386
pISSN - 2147-2955
DOI - 10.5505/jems.2016.81300
Subject(s) - port (circuit theory) , context (archaeology) , computer science , order (exchange) , government (linguistics) , operations research , phase (matter) , mathematical optimization , mathematics , engineering , business , geography , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , finance , electrical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry
Choosing a location for a dry port is a problem which becomes more essential and crucial. This study deals with the problem of locating dry ports. On this matter, a model combining multi-criteria (MACBETH) and mono-criteria (BARYCENTER) methods to find\uda solution to dry port location problem has been proposed. In the first phase, a systematic literature review was carried out on dry port location problem and then a methodological classification was presented for this research. In the second phase, a hybrid multi-criteria approach was developed in order to determine the best dry port location taking different criteria into account. A Computational practice and a qualitative analysis from a case study in the Moroccan context have been provided. The results show that the optimal location is very convenient with the geographical region and the government policies