An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals
Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 14 Sayı: Özel Sayı/Special İssue Sayfa Aralığı: 33 - 47 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 22-12-2020
An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals
Öz: This study focuses on the strategic importance of container port selection with regard to container operator companies, logistics firms and other actors of a supply chain. The main focalpoint of this paper deals with two important questions: how a container port and terminal is selected by logistics and marine container operators and what is the most important factors for decision makers. When an answer is seeking to these questions, initially it should be necessary to determine the selection criteria and decision alternatives in detail. In order to select proper and optimal container port and terminal, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) theory and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution(TOPSIS)method were selected and these methodologies were integrated to solve decision-making problem that related to container port selection. This study consists of five stages. In the first stage, a literature review was made. AHP and TOPSIS methods were defined and their steps of these methodologies were shown in the second stage of this study. In the third stage, numerical analysis was realized by using an integrated AHP-TOPSIS methods as a hybrid method. In the fourth stage, the obtained results were evaluated and depth analysis was made by the member of the board of experts. In the final stage, this study was summarized and final results were shown and the contribution of this hybrid method to the literature concerning with the container port selection process was evaluated. In this study, the board of experts that consisted of seven members was constructed and they are professionals who play an important role in the decision making processes in their companies. Therefore, while the members of the board of experts were selected by the researcher, to be the senior executive or company owner in the field of the maritime transportation sector was determined as the main rule. All selection criteria, decision alternatives and the main goal of this study were determined in the roundtable meetings that realized with together the board of experts. Pairwise comparison questions were prepared by the researcher and were directed to the selected thirty decision makers who work in the field of maritime as the senior executive.
Anahtar Kelime: Deniz Konteyner Limanları Perspektifinde Terminal Seçimi için Entegre bir AHP-TOPSIS Yaklaşımı: Türkiye’nin Konteyner Liman ve Terminalleri İçin Örnek bir Uygulama
Öz: Bu çalışma konteyner operatörü işletmeler, lojistik firmalar ve tedarik zinciri aktörleri ile ilgili konteyner liman seçiminin stratejik önemine odaklanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın temel odak noktası iki önemli soruyla ilgilidir: denizyolu ve lojistik konteyner operatörleri konteyner liman ve terminallerini nasıl seçiyorlar ve karar vericiler için en önemli faktörler nelerdir? Bu sorulara bir cevap arandığında, ilk olarak seçim kriterleri ve karar noktalarının detaylı bir biçimde tanımlanması gerekmektedir. Optimal ve en uygun konteyner limanı ve terminalini seçmekiçin Analitik Hiyerarşi Prosesi (AHP) ve İdeal Çözüme Benzerlik Yaklaşımı Tekniği (TOPSIS) yöntemleri seçilmiş ve bu metodolojiler konteyner limanı seçimi ile ilgili karar verme problemini çözmek için entegre edilmişlerdir. Bu çalışma beş bölümden oluşmaktadır. Birinci aşamada bir literatür taraması yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın ikinci aşamasında AHP ve TOPSIS metotları tanımlanmış ve bu metodolojilerin uygulama adımları gösterilmiştir. Üçüncü aşamada hibrid bir metot olarak entegre AHP ve TOPSIS yöntemleri kullanılarak sayısal bir analiz gerçekleştirilmiştir. Dördüncü aşamada elde edilen sonuçlar değerlendirilmiş ve uzmanlar kurulu üyeleri ile derinlemesine analiz edilmiştir. Son aşamada bu çalışma özetlenmiş ve nihai sonuçlar gösterilmiş, bu hibrid metodun konteyner limanı seçimi ile ilgili literatüre katkıları değerlendirilmiştir. Bu çalışmada yedi üyeden oluşan uzmanlar kurulu oluşturulmuştur. Bunlar kendi şirketlerinde karar alma süreçlerinde önemli rol oynayan profesyonellerdir. Bu nedenle uzmanlarkurulu üyeleri araştırmacılar tarafından seçilirken, deniz taşımacılığı sektörü alanında şirket sahibi ya da üst düzey yönetici olmaları temel kural olarak belirlenmiştir. Bütün seçim kriterleri, karar alternatifleri ve çalışmanın temel amacı uzmanlar kurulu ile gerçekleştirilen yuvarlak masa toplantılarında belirlenmiştir. İkili karşılaştırma soruları araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanmış ve denizcilik alanında üst düzey yönetici olarak çalışan otuzseçilmiş karar vericiye yönlendirilmiştir.
Anahtar Kelime: Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
- Slack, Brian. 1985. “Containerization: Inter-Port Competition and Port Selection”. Maritime Policy and Management, 12, 4.: 293-303.
- Hayuth, Yehuda. 1980. “Container Traffic in Ocean Shipping Policy,” in: International Conference on Ports for Europe, Brugge.
- Jansson, Jan. O., Shneers, Daniel. 1987. Liner Shipping Economics. Chapman and Hall Ltd, New York.
- James, Bicheno Francis, Gail, Saltz. 1988 “The Perception of Route Competition Via Seaports in The European Communities.” Maritime Policy and Management, 15: 35-55.
- Thomson, Brian. 1998. “Structure Changes in The Maritime Industry’s Impact on the Inter-Port Competition in Container Trade.” International conference on shipping development and port management.
- Sternberg, Richard W. 2000. “The Successful Factors of an Ocean Transshipment Center, the Case Study of One Italian Port,” The Journal of Chinese Ports, 29, 2.: 13-18.
- Malchow, Matthew Brian, Kanafani, Adib. 2004. “A Disaggregate Analysis of Port Selection,” Transportation Research Part E, 40: 317-337.
- Murphy, Paul R., Daley, James, M., Dalenberg, Douglas R. 1992. “Port Selection Criteria: An Application of a Transport Research Framework.” Logistics and Transportation Review, 28: 237-255.
- Lirn, Tae. C., Thanopoulou, H. A., Beresford, Anthony K. C. 2003. “Transshipment Port Selection and Decision-Making Behaviour: Analyzing the Taiwanese Case.” International Journal of Logistics - Research and Applications, 6: 229-244.
- Lirn, T. C., Thanopoutou, H.A., Beynon, M. J., Beresford, A.K.C. 2004. An Application of AHP on Transshipment Port Selection: A Global Perspective. Maritime Economics and Logistics, 6: 70-91.
- Ha, Myung-Shin. 2003. “A Comparison of Service Quality at Major Container Ports: Implications for Korean Ports.” Journal of Transport Geography, 112: 131-137.
- Chou, Chien-Chang. 2007. “A Fuzzy MCDM Method for Solving Marine Transshipment Container Port Selection Problems.” Applied Mathematics and Computation, 186, 1: 435-444.
- Yeo, Gi-Tae., Ng, Adolf K.Y., Lee, Tae-Woo and Yang, Zaili. 2014. “Modelling Port Choice in an Uncertain Environment.” Maritime Policy & Management, 41, 3: 251-267.
- Tongzon, Jose. L. 2009. “Port Choice and Freight Forwarders.” Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review, 45, 1: 186-195.
- Ernst, Fred. G. 2001. “Economics of Transportation in Container Shipping Logistics,” in: International Conference on Port and Maritime R&D and Technology, Singapore.
- Bird, James. 1988. “Freight Forwarders Speak: The Perception of Route Competition via Seaports in The European Communities Research Project.” Maritime Policy and Management, 15, 1: 12-27.
- Willingale, Michael, C. 1984. “Ship-Operator Port-Routing Behavior and the Development Process.” In: Hoyle, B.S. and Hilling, D. eds. Seaport Systems and Spatial Change. John Wiley & Sons: New York, 43-59.
- Murphy, Paul R., Daley, James M., Dalenberg. 1991. “Selecting Links and Nodes İn İnternational Transportation: An Intermediary’s Perspective.” Transportation Journal, 31: 33-40.
- Saleh, Al-Dhahri, LaLonde, Bernard J. 1972. “Industrial Buying Behavior and The Motor Carrier Selection Decision.” Journal of Purchasing, 8: 18-33.
- Brooks, Mary R. 2004. “The Governance Structure of Ports.” Review of Network Economics, 3, 2: 168-183.
- D’Este, Glen, Meyrick, Samuel. 1992. “Carrier Selection in A RO/RO Ferry Trade Part 1. Decision Factors and Attitudes.” Maritime Policy and Management, 19, 2: 115–126.
- D’Este, Glen. 1992. “Carrier Selection in A Ro/Ro Ferry Trade Part 2: Conceptual Framework for The Decision Process.” Maritime Policy and Management, 19, 2: 127–138.
- McGinnis, Michael. 1979. “Shipper Attitudes Towards Freight Transport Choice. A Factor Analytic Study.” International Journal of Physical Distribution and Materials, Management, 10: 25–34.
- Ogden, Kenneth W., Rattray, Anna. 1982. “Analysis of Freight Mode Choice”. In: Proceedings of the 7th Australian Transport Research Forum, Hobart, Australia: 249–276.
- Gilmour, Peter. 1976. “Some Policy Implications of Subjective Factors in the Modal Choice for Freight Movements.” The Logistics and Transportation Review, 12: 39–57.
- Wilson, Fred R., Bisson, Brain J., Kobia, Klein B. 1986. “Factors that Determine Mode Choice in The Transportation of General Freight” Transportation Research Record, 1061: 26–31.
- Cook, William R. 1967. “Transportation Decisions of Certain Firms İn The Black Country.” Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 1: 325–344.
- Bayliss, Eddie J., Edwards, Samuel L. 1970. Industrial Demand for Transport. Ministry of Transport: London.
- Chang, T.S. 2008. “Best Routes Selection in İnternational Intermodal Networks.” Computers & Operations Research, 35, 9: 2877-2891.
- Rimmer, Peter J. 1998. “Ocean Liner Shipping Services: Corporate Restructuring and Port Selection/Competition.” Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 39, 2: 193-208.
- Heaver, Trevor, Meersman, Hilda, Voorde Eddy Van D. 2001. “Co-Operation and Competition in International Container Transport: Strategies for Ports.” Maritime Policy & Management, 28, 3: 293-305.
- Nir, An-Shuen, Lin, Kuang, Liang, Gin-Shuh. 2003. “Port Choice Behavior – From The Perspective of the Shipper.” Maritime Policy and Management, 30, 2: 165–173.
- Tiwari, Piyush, Itoh, Hidekazu, Doi, Masayuki. 2003. “Shippers’ Containerized Cargo Transportation Behavior in China: A Discrete Choice Analysis.” Journal of Transportation Economics and Statistics, 6 1: 71–87.
- Barysienė Jurgita. 2012. “A Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Container Terminal Technologies Applying the Copras-G Method.” Transport, 274: 364–372.
- Ergin, Ayfer, Eker, İpek, Alkan, Güler. 2015. “Selection of Container Port Using ELECTRE Technique.” International Journal of Operations and Logistics Management, 4, 4: 268-275.
- Sayareh, Jafar., Alizmini, Hamed Rezaee. 2014. Hybrid Decision-Making Model for Selecting Container Seaport in the Persian Gulf.” The Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, 30, 1: 75-95.
- 2009. “The Market in Plato’s Republic.” Classical Philology 104:439–58.
| APA | GÖRÇÜN Ö (2018). An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. , 33 - 47. |
| Chicago | GÖRÇÜN Ömer Faruk An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. (2018): 33 - 47. |
| MLA | GÖRÇÜN Ömer Faruk An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. , 2018, ss.33 - 47. |
| AMA | GÖRÇÜN Ö An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. . 2018; 33 - 47. |
| Vancouver | GÖRÇÜN Ö An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. . 2018; 33 - 47. |
| IEEE | GÖRÇÜN Ö "An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals." , ss.33 - 47, 2018. |
| ISNAD | GÖRÇÜN, Ömer Faruk. "An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals". (2018), 33-47. |
| APA | GÖRÇÜN Ö (2018). An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. Journal of Yasar University, 14(Özel Sayı/Special İssue), 33 - 47. |
| Chicago | GÖRÇÜN Ömer Faruk An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. Journal of Yasar University 14, no.Özel Sayı/Special İssue (2018): 33 - 47. |
| MLA | GÖRÇÜN Ömer Faruk An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. Journal of Yasar University, vol.14, no.Özel Sayı/Special İssue, 2018, ss.33 - 47. |
| AMA | GÖRÇÜN Ö An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. Journal of Yasar University. 2018; 14(Özel Sayı/Special İssue): 33 - 47. |
| Vancouver | GÖRÇÜN Ö An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals. Journal of Yasar University. 2018; 14(Özel Sayı/Special İssue): 33 - 47. |
| IEEE | GÖRÇÜN Ö "An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals." Journal of Yasar University, 14, ss.33 - 47, 2018. |
| ISNAD | GÖRÇÜN, Ömer Faruk. "An Integrated AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Terminal Selection Problems in the Logistics Management Perspectives of Marine Container Ports: A Case Study for Turkey’s Container Ports and Terminals". Journal of Yasar University 14/Özel Sayı/Special İssue (2018), 33-47. |
