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Multi-Criteria Analysis for the Evaluation of Urban Freight Logistics Solutions: A Systematic Literature Review

Sandra Alvarez Gallo (sandra.alvarezga@pascualbravo.edu.co) and Julien Maheut
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Sandra Alvarez Gallo: Production Department, Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo, Medellín 050034, Colombia
Julien Maheut: Business Organization Department, ROGLE, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/N, 46022 Valencia, Spain

Mathematics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 19, 1-24

Abstract: The tension between city logistics and its impact on sustainable urban development is evident. Often, local environmental decisions overlook the effects on urban freight logistics, lacking consideration for stakeholders. To address this, utilizing multi-criteria analysis becomes relevant for informed urban planning and management decision making. In this context, this paper conducts a systematic literature review from 2012 to 2022, focused on implementing the multi-criteria analysis methodology to evaluate alternatives for solutions in urban freight logistics. The PRISMA tool was used in the review to select publications and categorize the information obtained to address the research questions. Results display the most prominent authors and publications, authors’ country affiliations, annual publication frequency, research objectives, used frameworks, involved actors, defined evaluation criteria, types of alternatives for solutions considered, and MCDM methods applied. The main finding is that the most commonly used MCDM methods were AHP hybrid followed by MAMCA. In addition, no clear correlation between the pursued objectives and the MCDM methods employed by the researchers is identified. It is important to note that all publications with the highest number of citations use fuzzy methods in their analyses.

Keywords: MCDM; multi-criteria decision analysis; multiple-criteria decision making; multi-criteria; decision making; urban freight logistics; urban logistics; literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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