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Selection of Coal Transportation Company Based on Fuzzy SWARA-COPRAS Approach

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  • Ziquan Xiang

    (School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China)

  • Muhammad Hamza Naseem

    (School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China)

  • Jiaqi Yang

    (School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China)

Abstract

Background : Coal production and marketing enterprises can significantly reduce transportation costs and improve their competitiveness by choosing appropriate road transportation companies. Methods : Based on this, a trapezoidal fuzzy SWARA-COPRAS method is proposed to select coal transportation companies. The trapezoidal fuzzy SWARA method is used to determine the index weight of coal transportation companies. The ranking of coal transportation companies is determined using the trapezoidal fuzzy COPRAS method. Results : Taking a coal production and marketing enterprise in Hubei, China as an example, the application of the trapezoidal fuzzy SWARA-COPRAS method is illustrated, and the coal transportation companies are sorted and analyzed for sensitivity. Conclusions : Compared with the results of other methods, the effectiveness and practicability of the trapezoidal fuzzy SWARA-COPRAS method are verified.

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  • Ziquan Xiang & Muhammad Hamza Naseem & Jiaqi Yang, 2022. "Selection of Coal Transportation Company Based on Fuzzy SWARA-COPRAS Approach," Logistics, MDPI, vol. 6(1), pages 1-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlogis:v:6:y:2022:i:1:p:7-:d:724905
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