MULTICRITERIA DECISION MAKING IN THE URBAN TRANSPORT: SELECTION OF RAIL SYSTEM TECNOLOGY
AbstractThe objective of this study is to use an appropriate multicriteria decision making method to identify the most suitable metro vehicles for urban transport. Most cities in the developing world have very limited resources to cope with the high levels of public transport demand they experience. Effective usage of these resources is important for economy and society. Selection of the most appropriate metro rail systems vehicle also is difficult, and there are many variables such as technical, environmental impact and social features pressures on decision making process to select a particular system. This paper selects of among the alternatives of the most widely used metro rail system vehicles for developing cities. Multicriteria decision making methods, fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP), TOPSIS ad VIKOR methods are used for solution of problem. These methods allow for effective comparison and selection of the most suitable one between the alternatives. The process involves conducting pairwise comparisons with respect to evaluated criteria and includes the best selection among the alternatives technology. In the end, the most suitable metro vehicle is selected among the its alternatives to be developed urban transport. The results of select process is evaluated and gave some advice.