3rd International Conference on Problems of Logistics, Management and Operation in the East-West Transport Corridor, PLMO 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan, 15 - 17 May 2024, (Full Text)
The changing situation in the world, particularly the Russian-Ukrainian and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, requires a new approach to evaluating trade routes between Asia and Europe and establishing new priorities for these routes. In this work, an analysis of the logistics capabilities of the corridors connecting Asia and Europe, including the Northern Corridor, the Middle Corridor, and the Maritime Corridor, was conducted, along with evaluations of selected parameters considering the geopolitical situation in the region, based on expert data. The priority or preference ranking of logistic routes was determined using the C-IF VIKOR method, which is suitable for information with uncertainty. Circular Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets (C-IFS) facilitate decision-makers in establishing the circular rating of data and defining membership and non-membership degrees within a certain radius. As a result of the analysis, the importance of the Middle Corridor, which took the first place in the ranking, was emphasized, along with the potential opportunities of the Zangezur Corridor. The research work was conducted based on a proposal from the 'Baku International Sea Port,' and the results reveal possible policymaking options for the aforementioned organization, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, as well as other local and international organizations interested in logistics activities.