Evaluating Sustainable Intermodal Transport Routes: A Hybrid Fuzzy Delphi-Factor Relationship (FARE)-Axial Distance Based Aggregated Measurement (ADAM) Model

Snežana Tadić, Biljana Mićić and Mladen Krstić ()
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Snežana Tadić: Logistics Department, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 305, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Biljana Mićić: Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of East Sarajevo, Vojvode Mišića 52, 74000 Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mladen Krstić: Logistics Department, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 305, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-26

Abstract: Intermodal transport (IT), which implies the combination of several different types of transport to achieve a more efficient and economical movement of goods, is of increasing importance in modern supply chains. In the conditions of globalization, growth of trade flows and increasingly pronounced requirements for sustainability, effective planning and management of intermodal routes have become crucial, which is why their evaluation and ranking are essential for making strategic and operational decisions. Accordingly, this paper aims to identify the most favorable alternative for developing intermodal transport. Deciding on the choice of the most important intermodal route requires consideration of a large number of criteria, often of a mutually conflicting nature, which places this problem in the domain of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM). Accordingly, this paper develops a hybrid decision-making model in a fuzzy environment, which combines fuzzy DELPHI (FDELPHI), fuzzy factor relationship (FFARE), and fuzzy axial-distance-based aggregated measurement (FADAM) methods. The model enables the identification and evaluation of relevant criteria, as well as the ranking of defined variants under the requirements and attitudes of various stakeholders. The practical application and effectiveness of the developed model were demonstrated and confirmed by a case study for Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). The sensitivity analysis showed that even with changes in the weights of the criteria or the elimination of the most important criteria, the solution remains consistent and reliable. This indicates the robustness of the model and suggests that changes in the parameters do not lead to significant changes in the final results. This confirms the validity of the proposed model and increases confidence in its applicability in practice.

Keywords: intermodal routes; MCDM; FDELPHI; FFARE; FADAM; B&H (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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