FUZZY COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION MODES ALONG THE CHANGJIANG RIVER MAIN LINE AND ITS DELTA AREA

• Published in: Chinese geographical science Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 259 - 261
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shi-yu, Xiao, Han-liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.09.2003; School of Transportaion, Wuhan Umiversity of Technology, Wuhan 430063, P. R. China%School of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, P. R. China
• Subjects: Container industry; Containers; Fuzzy logic; Rivers; Studies; Transportation; 模糊综合评价; 水路运输; 评价指标; 长江三角洲; 长江航线; 集装箱运输; fuzzy comprehensive evaluation; the Changjiang River main line and its delta area; container transportation mode; assessment index
• ISSN: 1002-0063; 1993-064X
• DOI: 10.1007/s11769-003-0027-2

The Changjiang River (Yangtze) is one of the fastest growth areas of container transportation in Chi-na. Rail, road and water transportation have competed against each other for container transportation in the Chang-jiang River main line and its delta area. It is of significance to assess these different transportation modes scientifi-cally in order to organize container transportation efficiently in this area and make decision for integral plan and construction of transportation system in this area. This paper outlines application of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation to appraise different modes of typical direction of containers. Twelve assessment indexes were decided. Membership functions were formulated. Evaluation results indicated that road transportation was optimal mode in the Changjiang River delta area, however water transportation was the primary way in the Changjiang River main line.