Dry Port Location Problem: A Hybrid Multi-Criteria Approach

Abstract

Choosing a location for a dry port is a problem which becomes more essential and crucial. This study deals with the problem of locating dry ports. On this matter, a model combining multi-criteria (MACBETH) and mono-criteria (BARYCENTER) methods to find a solution to dry port location problem has been proposed. In the first phase, a systematic literature review was carried out on dry port location problem and then a methodological classification was presented for this research. In the second phase, a hybrid multi-criteria approach was developed in order to determine the best dry port location taking different criteria into account. A Computational practice and a qualitative analysis from a case study in the Moroccan context have been provided. The results show that the optimal location is very convenient with the geographical region and the government policies.

Keywords

• Dry port
• Seaport
• Location problem
• MACBETH
• BARYCENTER
• Multimodal transport