MCDM Analysis for the Selection of a Location for the Freight Macro Consolidation Centre - Portsmouth Case

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Abstract

The high rate of population growth in the UK leads to an increase in freight transportation activities and shortage of urban space. This in turn raises negative impacts in urban areas such as congestion, pollution, etc. In addition, the largest contributor of emissions in urban areas is transportation, which produced about 24% of carbon emissions in the UK and 22% in Portsmouth in 2020. Freight transportations have negative environmental, economic and social impacts. To tackle such problems, this paper investigates the potential of the establishment of a macro consolidation centre to consolidate freight flows between suppliers and customers. This research is part of the Solent Future Transport Zone project (FTZ) funded by the UK’s Department for Transport and led by Solent Transport.
This paper has developed a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) framework using Analytic Hierarchy Process and Best Worst Method to determine a suitable location for a macro consolidation centre for the city of Portsmouth. The three main sustainability criteria proposed for the selection of the location include Environmental, Economic and Social. Each of these criteria has sub-criteria that are designed to meet the needs of the study area. The results show the efficiency of the MCDM framework and the sustainability criteria in determining the most suitable site for the macro consolidation centre in Portsmouth.
Original languageEnglish
Pages235
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2024
EventEURO 2024 33rd European Conference on Operational Research (EURO XXXIII) - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 30 Jun 20243 Jul 2024
https://euro2024cph.dk/

Conference

ConferenceEURO 2024 33rd European Conference on Operational Research (EURO XXXIII)
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period30/06/243/07/24
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Keywords

  • Analytic Hierarchy Process
  • MCC Location
  • Freight transportation

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