Analysis of Transportation Modes by Evaluating SWOT Factors and Pairwise Comparisons: A Case Study
Cape Breton Island is one of the most beautiful islands in the World. The island itself has a unique geography and is located in Nova Scotia, Canada. This chapter introduces and summarizes the current transportation modes in Cape Breton Island. The transportation modes discussed include air, rail, w...
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ftintech:oai:intechopen.com:58600 2023-05-15T15:46:39+02:00 Analysis of Transportation Modes by Evaluating SWOT Factors and Pairwise Comparisons: A Case Study Amin, Saman Hassanzadeh Yan, Ning Morris, Danielle 2018-06-27 https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/analysis-of-transportation-modes-by-evaluating-swot-factors-and-pairwise-comparisons-a-case-study https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72882 en eng IntechOpen ISBN:978-1-78923-334-6 https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/analysis-of-transportation-modes-by-evaluating-swot-factors-and-pairwise-comparisons-a-case-study doi:10.5772/intechopen.72882 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY https://www.intechopen.com/books/6562 Multi-Criteria Methods and Techniques Applied to Supply Chain Management Chapter, Part Of Book 2018 ftintech https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72882 2021-11-13T19:19:35Z Cape Breton Island is one of the most beautiful islands in the World. The island itself has a unique geography and is located in Nova Scotia, Canada. This chapter introduces and summarizes the current transportation modes in Cape Breton Island. The transportation modes discussed include air, rail, water, truck, and intermodal modes. A SWOT matrix is applied to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to the different transportation modes in Cape Breton Island. Then, the factors are evaluated and ranked based on pairwise comparisons in analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method, and the best strategies are defined. This research provides a unique and multidisciplinary overview of transportation modes in the region that is necessary for future quantitative investigations. Furthermore, it introduces the steps to analyze transportation modes of other areas and regions. Other/Unknown Material Breton Island IntechOpen (E-Books) Breton Island ENVELOPE(141.383,141.383,-66.800,-66.800) Canada |
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Cape Breton Island is one of the most beautiful islands in the World. The island itself has a unique geography and is located in Nova Scotia, Canada. This chapter introduces and summarizes the current transportation modes in Cape Breton Island. The transportation modes discussed include air, rail, water, truck, and intermodal modes. A SWOT matrix is applied to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to the different transportation modes in Cape Breton Island. Then, the factors are evaluated and ranked based on pairwise comparisons in analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method, and the best strategies are defined. This research provides a unique and multidisciplinary overview of transportation modes in the region that is necessary for future quantitative investigations. Furthermore, it introduces the steps to analyze transportation modes of other areas and regions. |
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Analysis of Transportation Modes by Evaluating SWOT Factors and Pairwise Comparisons: A Case Study |
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