Cross-border shipment route selection utilizing analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method
Becoming a member of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Thailand expects a growth of cross-border trade with neighboring countries, especially the agricultural products shipment. To facilitate this, a number of strategies are set, such as the utilization of single check point, the Asian Highway (AH)...
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| description | Becoming a member of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Thailand expects a growth of cross-border trade with
neighboring countries, especially the agricultural products shipment. To facilitate this, a number of strategies are set, such as the
utilization of single check point, the Asian Highway (AH) route development, and the truck lane initiation. However, majority of
agricultural products traded through the borders are transported using the rural roads, from growing area to the factory, before
continuing to the borders using different highways. It is, therefore, necessary for the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) to plan
for rural road improvement to accommodate the growth of the cross-border trades in the near future. This research, thus, aims to
select potential rural roads to support cross-border shipment utilizing the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method. Seven key
factors affecting rural roads selection, with references from transport and other related literatures, are extracted. They include:1)
cross-border trade value, 2) distance from border to rural road, 3) agriculture and processed agriculture goods transported across
the border, 4) compatibility with national strategies, 5) area characteristics around the rural road, 6) truck volume, and 7) number
of rural roads in the radius of 50 kilometers from the border. Interviews are conducted with the experts based on seven key
factors to collect data for the AHP analysis. The results identify the weight of each factor with an acceptable consistency ratio. It
shows that the cross-border trade value is the most important factor as it achieves the highest weight. The distance from border to
rural road and the compatibility with national strategies are also found crucial when making rural road selection decision. The
Department of Rural Roads could use the results to select suitable roads, and plan for road improvement to support the crossborder
shipment when the AEC is fully implemented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b617446443443c2a0def87df36aac922022-12-22T02:46:40ZengPrince of Songkla UniversitySongklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)0125-33952018-02-01401313710.14456/sjst-psu.2018.3Cross-border shipment route selection utilizing analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methodVeeris Ammarapala0Thanwadee Chinda1Pimnapa Pongsayaporn2Wit Ratanachot3Koonnamas Punthutaecha4Koson Janmonta5Transportation Research Center, School of Management Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12121 ThailandTransportation Research Center, School of Management Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12121 ThailandTransportation Research Center, School of Management Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12121 ThailandBureau of Maintenance, Department of Rural Roads, Bang Khen, Bangkok, 10220 ThailandBureau of Maintenance, Department of Rural Roads, Bang Khen, Bangkok, 10220 ThailandBureau of Maintenance, Department of Rural Roads, Bang Khen, Bangkok, 10220 ThailandBecoming a member of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Thailand expects a growth of cross-border trade with neighboring countries, especially the agricultural products shipment. To facilitate this, a number of strategies are set, such as the utilization of single check point, the Asian Highway (AH) route development, and the truck lane initiation. However, majority of agricultural products traded through the borders are transported using the rural roads, from growing area to the factory, before continuing to the borders using different highways. It is, therefore, necessary for the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) to plan for rural road improvement to accommodate the growth of the cross-border trades in the near future. This research, thus, aims to select potential rural roads to support cross-border shipment utilizing the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method. Seven key factors affecting rural roads selection, with references from transport and other related literatures, are extracted. They include:1) cross-border trade value, 2) distance from border to rural road, 3) agriculture and processed agriculture goods transported across the border, 4) compatibility with national strategies, 5) area characteristics around the rural road, 6) truck volume, and 7) number of rural roads in the radius of 50 kilometers from the border. Interviews are conducted with the experts based on seven key factors to collect data for the AHP analysis. The results identify the weight of each factor with an acceptable consistency ratio. It shows that the cross-border trade value is the most important factor as it achieves the highest weight. The distance from border to rural road and the compatibility with national strategies are also found crucial when making rural road selection decision. The Department of Rural Roads could use the results to select suitable roads, and plan for road improvement to support the crossborder shipment when the AEC is fully implemented.http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/40-1/40-1-3.pdfanalytic hierarchy processcross-border shipmentcross-border traderoute selectionrural roads |
| spellingShingle | Veeris Ammarapala Thanwadee Chinda Pimnapa Pongsayaporn Wit Ratanachot Koonnamas Punthutaecha Koson Janmonta Cross-border shipment route selection utilizing analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) analytic hierarchy process cross-border shipment cross-border trade route selection rural roads |
| title | Cross-border shipment route selection utilizing analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method |
| title_full | Cross-border shipment route selection utilizing analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method |
| title_fullStr | Cross-border shipment route selection utilizing analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-border shipment route selection utilizing analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method |
| title_short | Cross-border shipment route selection utilizing analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method |
| title_sort | cross border shipment route selection utilizing analytic hierarchy process ahp method |
| topic | analytic hierarchy process cross-border shipment cross-border trade route selection rural roads |
| url | http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/40-1/40-1-3.pdf |
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