In the contemporary air transport industry, many factors, such as environmental impact, service quality and comfort are becoming increasingly crucial. In this context, airlines and manufacturing companies can no longer consider air transport exclusively as a cost-oriented problem; thus, for airlines, the choice concerning the purchase of the aircraft is no longer a simple matter of minimizing operative costs, but rather a multi-attribute problem, characterized by a high complexity level in which a variety of factors play a pivotal role. Given this scenario, the aim of this paper is to propose a novel model for aircraft evaluation, based on the investigation of airlines' needs. The model is based on the two main approaches proposed in literature to address generic evaluation problems, Analytic Hierarchy Process and Fuzzy Set Theory, proposing a hybrid approach which combines some the strengths of the two methodologies. The usability of the hybrid model for the stakeholders of the air transport industry is investigated through an empirical study.

A model for aircraft evaluation to support strategic decisions / Bruno, Giuseppe; Esposito, Emilio; Genovese, Andrea. - In: EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS. - ISSN 0957-4174. - 42:13(2015), pp. 5580-5590. [10.1016/j.eswa.2015.02.054]

A model for aircraft evaluation to support strategic decisions

BRUNO, GIUSEPPE;ESPOSITO, EMILIO;
2015

Abstract

In the contemporary air transport industry, many factors, such as environmental impact, service quality and comfort are becoming increasingly crucial. In this context, airlines and manufacturing companies can no longer consider air transport exclusively as a cost-oriented problem; thus, for airlines, the choice concerning the purchase of the aircraft is no longer a simple matter of minimizing operative costs, but rather a multi-attribute problem, characterized by a high complexity level in which a variety of factors play a pivotal role. Given this scenario, the aim of this paper is to propose a novel model for aircraft evaluation, based on the investigation of airlines' needs. The model is based on the two main approaches proposed in literature to address generic evaluation problems, Analytic Hierarchy Process and Fuzzy Set Theory, proposing a hybrid approach which combines some the strengths of the two methodologies. The usability of the hybrid model for the stakeholders of the air transport industry is investigated through an empirical study.
2015
A model for aircraft evaluation to support strategic decisions / Bruno, Giuseppe; Esposito, Emilio; Genovese, Andrea. - In: EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS. - ISSN 0957-4174. - 42:13(2015), pp. 5580-5590. [10.1016/j.eswa.2015.02.054]
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