A Multicriteria Approach for the Optimal Location of Gasoline Stations Being Transformed as Self-Service in Taiwan
Joint Authors
Wang, Sheng-Pen
Lee, Hsing-Chen
Hsieh, Yu-Kuang
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-05-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Location selection significantly influences business success.
In particular, location selection for the fuel stations is characterized by constraints on investment in facilities and by criteria that involve a series of social utilities.
Recently, a leading fuel company in Taiwan initiated transforming its traditional gas stations into self-service.
However, it is difficult to select an existing station to be transformed as self-service because there are many conflicting goals in the problem of location selection.
In this paper, we apply a multicriteria approach, integrating analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and multichoice goal programming (MCGP), to obtain an appropriate gas station from many alternative locations that best suit the preferences of decision-makers in the case company.
This study incorporates the weights obtained from AHP to set multiple aspirations in MCGP for ranking each candidate location.
The results show that, under multiple quantitative and qualitative factors in the selection process, our proposed model is more scientific and efficient than unaided methods in finding a suitable location within a shorter evaluation time.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Sheng-Pen& Lee, Hsing-Chen& Hsieh, Yu-Kuang. 2016. A Multicriteria Approach for the Optimal Location of Gasoline Stations Being Transformed as Self-Service in Taiwan. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Sheng-Pen…[et al.]. A Multicriteria Approach for the Optimal Location of Gasoline Stations Being Transformed as Self-Service in Taiwan. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1112687
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Sheng-Pen& Lee, Hsing-Chen& Hsieh, Yu-Kuang. A Multicriteria Approach for the Optimal Location of Gasoline Stations Being Transformed as Self-Service in Taiwan. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1112687
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1112687