Analytic Hierarchy Process-Based Airport Ground Handling Equipment Purchase Decision Model

Yu-Jwo Tao, Hsuan-Shih Lee and Chang-Shu Tu
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Yu-Jwo Tao: Department of Shipping and Transportation Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, No. 2, Pei-Ning Road, Keelung City 202301, Taiwan
Hsuan-Shih Lee: Department of Shipping and Transportation Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, No. 2, Pei-Ning Road, Keelung City 202301, Taiwan
Chang-Shu Tu: Department of Information Management, Chang Gung University, No. 259, WenHwa 1st Road, KweiShan, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: The Airport ground handling services (AGHS) equipment supplier provider selection requires a safety guarantee in terms of the daily operations AGHS provider. AGHS providers seek to avoid aircraft damage and airline delays and ensure the provision of reliable and high-quality services. The primary objective of this paper was to develop purchasing decision model of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), AHP-fuzzy linear programming (FLP), and AHP-Taguchi loss function (TLF) multi-choice goal programming (MCGP) purchase decision models to help the AGHS purchasing managers in selecting the best AGHS equipment supplier provider. The constructed models were assessed, and results obtained for the AHP-FLP and AHP-TLF-MCGP models were compared. We conducted a real-world example of supplier selection by an AGHS company by using the proposed models. The proposed model provides useful information and has practical value for AGHS providers.

Keywords: equipment purchase decision; analytic hierarchy process; Taguchi loss function; fuzzy linear programming; multi-choice goal programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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