Reliable and green road-rail routing using a hybrid procedure of DANP, COCOSO, and FMEA criticality methods: A case study of cement transportation network in Iran

This paper addresses the issue of reliable and green routing in a road-rail multimodal transportation network. To enhance network reliability, types of disruptions occurring simultaneously in each node and arc are identified. Additionally, carbon emission is considered a risk caused by transportation process disruptions for achieving green routing. A combination of rating methods such as DEMATEL-based Analytic Network Process (DANP) and the Combined Compromise Solution (COCOSO), along with Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) Criticality reliability assignment method, is used to evaluate disruptions and select a safe route from origins to destinations. The DANP method produces a ranking of sub-criteria, and the COCOSO method produces a ranking of criteria in the network. The FMEA Criticality reliability assignment method is used to assign reliability to each option. Next, the route with the highest reliability from each origin to each destination is selected. The presented model investigates a cement road-rail transportation network in Iran. After analyzing the sensitivity of criteria and sub-criteria, the results provide best routes with increased reliability and reduced emissions risk.