scholarly journals Tourism-Based Circular Economy in Salento (South Italy): A SWOT-ANP Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pasquale Marcello Falcone
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Industry Dynamics ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Multi Level

This paper is aimed at eliciting, by means of a multi-level perspective, potential drivers and barriers of the tourism industry in order to generate valuable information for policy makers to improve policy strategies for an effective transition towards sustainability. A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats–Analytic Network Process (SWOT-ANP) framework was employed to explore the potential development of a second-generation biorefinery in Salento (a touristic area located in the southeast of Italy in Apulia Region) able to integrate waste management, renewable energy and bio-products production based on resource circularity in the tourism industry. Results indicate that survey participants recognized a higher level of priority for the pressures coming from the overall external setting involving values, dominant practices, rules and technologies (landscape and regime) over the internal tourism industry dynamics (niche). Results also show that the top five ranked factors are mainly pertaining to weaknesses (excessive bureaucracy and lack of technology and infrastructure) and threats (social acceptability and lack of long-term planning by governments), which can concretely jeopardize the transition towards a greater sustainability in the investigated area. The analysis presented constitutes a valuable model for agenda setting in order to find adequate policy actions to promote the transition.

Prioritizing Strategic Factors of Creative Tourism Industry in Iran by Analytic Network Process (ANP)

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-565
Author(s):  
Reza Kiani Mavi ◽  
Hamed Gheibdoust ◽  
Ahmad A. Khanfar
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Business Support ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Strategic Factors ◽  
Strategic Policy ◽  
Strategic Policies

Nowadays, it is obvious that creative tourism industry has become very essential for countries and societies; therefore, governments work on constituting policies in order to develop this industry. To be successful in improving creative tourism industry, governments should identify the influential factors and focus on ones that are more important rather than investing a bit on many different factors. Because of the interrelations among factors, this research is aiming to prioritize factors that influence strategic policies of creative tourism industry in Iran using analytic network process (ANP). Data were collected during the period of May 2017 to February 2018. Participants in this research are 13 tourism experts with more than 10 years' experience in the field. Results show that the most influential criterion is "business support" and the most influential subcriterion is "supporting midsize businesses." This study helps policy makers to improve creative tourism by emphasizing on those factors that have high priority from the viewpoint of strategic policy-making.

Tourism Productivity Theory and Measurement for Policy Implications: The Case of Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-266
Author(s):  
Tien Duc Pham
Keyword(s):  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Multifactor Productivity ◽  
Capital Productivity ◽  
Productivity Theory

Tourism productivity measures are quite diverse, not always compatible and usually based partly on labor productivity for hotels and restaurants. This article develops a holistic approach that integrates the principles of the growth accounting framework and tourism satellite account to measure multifactor productivity, labor productivity and capital productivity for the Australian tourism industry. This study shows that tourism has been identified as a reservoir for other industries through the ebbs and flows of labor demands. Compared with the rest of the economy, the average growth of labor productivity—that is, income per unit of labor—for tourism is stagnant, and has reached an unprecedented low, six times below the market sector average, mainly because of low multifactor productivity. The results are valuable for policy makers and the lobbying groups wanting to identify areas of need for policy changes to ensure the healthy long-term growth of tourism.

An Analytical Model for Evaluating Wind Turbine Types

2014 ◽  
Vol 543-547 ◽  
pp. 333-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy H.I. Lee ◽  
Meng Chan Hung ◽  
W.L. Pearn ◽  
He Yau Kang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Term Energy

With worldwide developments stressing the security, economy, human well-beings and environmental costs of relying heavily on fossil and nuclear energy, the demand of safe renewable energy resources is expanding consistently and tremendously in recent years. With its safe and environmental characteristics, wind energy production has become one of the fastest growing renewable energy sources in the world. While new wind power capacity is being added in more places in various countries, the installation of wind turbines is an important process for long-term energy generation. In this study, an evaluation model, which incorporates multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) methods, including decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and fuzzy analytic network process (FANP), is developed to establish interactive relationships between criteria. Fuzzy Yager ranking method is used for deffuzification. The final ranking of the alternatives is obtained, and this can provide decision-makers for references.

scholarly journals AN ANP MODEL TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION PLAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Mohammed Bahurmoz ◽  
Nahla Samrgandi
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Developmental Approach ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Management Reform ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Implementation Policy ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Transformation

In October 2015, The Saudi Council for Economic and Development Affairs unveiled an austerity plan in response to a drop in the price of oil to around US $26, which threw the country into an unexpected deficit of about $100 billion. Later on, an austerity plan evolved into the National Transformation Plan (NTP) 2020. The NTP focused on the key drivers for economic growth. Although only an outline of the NTP was released at the time, we speculate on what will be the best implementation policy. Knowing that the government is taking a developmental approach that is inclusive, transparent and accountable to all stakeholders in society, we opted to address this question as a multi criteria decision problem formulated in an Analytic Network Process (ANP) model. The ANP is a sound methodology for structuring the problem to find which policy to focus on to make the transformation as effective as possible, taking into account social and political factors in addition to economic ones. The ANP model showed that to make the transformation effective through blending socio-economic and political factors, policy-makers must give priority to management reform over privatization and fiscal reform policies.https://doi.org/10.13022/ijahp2017.v9.is1.483

Suppliers Selection for Sazeh Gostar Saipa Co. Using a Combination Approach of Analytic Network Process and Goal Programming

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-34
Author(s):  
Hassan Farsijani ◽  
Mohsen Shafiei Nikabadi ◽  
Reza Malmir ◽  
Fatemeh Shakhsian
Keyword(s):  
Goal Programming ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Corporate Strategies ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Selection Decision ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Combination Approach

Strategic evaluation and supplier selection, or strategic supply, is a main subject of supply chain management. Strategic evaluation and supplier selection is a multi-criteria decision problem, considering both tangible and intangible criteria and organizations are seeking various and sometimes opposite objectives in purchasing from suppliers. As the increasing rivalry in Iran’s auto industry, producers and suppliers face several challenges. Sazeh Gostar Saipa Co., the main supplier of Saipa automobile maker firm, is not exempt of this norm. Top managers of the company believe that the best supplier selection for long-term cooperation is vital for the implementation of corporate strategies. In this paper, using decision technique of Analytic Network Process (ANP) and Base Overhead Cost Recovery (BOCR), 20 tangible and intangible operational and strategic criteria are considered in the supplier selection decision through a suggested methodology. Different organizations’ goals in purchasing from suppliers that are ranked in the previous stage are formulated to determine the amount of supply allocation to each supplier based on goals. The innovation aspect and main goal of the research are suggesting a methodology for selecting suppliers and determining the amount of allocated orders to them with combining ANP method, BOCR structure and goal programming in Sazeh Gostar Saipa Co.

scholarly journals Competitive Strategies Applying in Cultural Museums through Tourism Industry: The Case of Taiwan Hualien

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Maw-Cherng Lin
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Matrix Theory ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Interactive Model ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p>In the competition of leisure resources and reduction of governmental budgets over the years, the way in which cultural museums survive and develop is a critical issue. Using the Hualien Hakka Cultural Museum as an example, this study conducted a literature review and analysis, and held local forums, workshops and in-depth interviews using a bottom-up model and an interactive model, in order to collect opinions from industry, government and academia. Through SWOT analysis, TOWS matrix theory and Analytic Network Process (ANP), this study identified the effective Co-opetition Strategy of cultural museums as a reference for the future operation of local Hakka cultural museums.<strong></strong></p>

scholarly journals A New Method for Agricultural Market Share Assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Popa ◽  
Shahrazad Hadad ◽  
Robert Paiusan ◽  
Marian Nastase
Keyword(s):  
Market Share ◽  
Plant Protection ◽  
Plant Protection Products ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Domain Experts ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Farming Industry ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
A Company

The Romanian market for plant protection products (PPP) is fragmented, dispersed, and very competitive. In recent years, there has been a constant decrease of farmers’ profitability, which has cascaded into the distribution of pesticides, fertilizers, and seeds. Since the structure of any market is dynamic over time, companies can determine the effectiveness of their different marketing strategies using analytical tools. As an alternative to econometric tools for predicting the market share in the farming industry, we propose the analytic network process (ANP) model, in which the market share is described as a network of nodes and clusters. Domain experts validate the ANP structure with respect to criteria and alternatives. The model allows the quantification of qualitative judgments provided by either experts or customers, through the highest eigenvalues. The eigenvalues are then further aggregated to deliver conclusive scores for the distribution of a particular market among competitors. The purpose of this research is twofold: (1) to develop an ANP-based tool for analyzing the competitive position (market share) of a company and (2) to help companies use the new tool in order to improve their business. The paper is of interest to PPP distributors, PPP manufacturers, customers, and policy-makers. The first two categories of stakeholders can use the analysis to better direct their marketing efforts, the customers can use it to select their providers, and the policy-makers can use it to evaluate and improve the control of PPP.

The “Hallyu” phenomenon: Utilizing tourism destination as product placement in K-POP culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 719-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joo Hwan Seo ◽  
Bumsoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Autoregressive Model ◽  
Pop Culture ◽  
Product Placement ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Tourism Demand ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Joint Plan

This article examines the effect of the Korean pop culture phenomenon also known as “Hallyu” on the inbound tourism demand of Korea. “Hallyu” products are exported throughout Asia and have been growing over the past decade. Using a Bayesian autoregressive model, we empirically investigate the product placement effects of “Hallyu” explained by the parasocial theory of previous literature utilizing inbound tourist data and show that “Hallyu” effects are also present in the overall tourism industry of Korea. The study illustrates that product placement can be a powerful marketing strategy in the tourism industry and highlights its importance for policy makers in creating a comprehensive joint plan for the development of long-term tourism.

A study on the key success factors of service quality for international hotels

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (Supplement-2) ◽  
pp. 25-37
Author(s):  
Wan-Yu Chang
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
International Tourist ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Tourism Services

With Taiwan ROC’s economic growth, the importance of service industries has gradually increased. Tourism services, as a comprehensive undertaking with multiple objectives, contribute greatly to the foreign exchange earnings of the country. Specifically, international hotels, which provide accommodation, catering, shopping, socializing, committee rooms and recreation, play a crucial role in the tourism industry. The current study adopted the Delphi method and offered an anonymous channel for conveying opinions. After repetitive consultations, summarizations and revisions, the analytic network process (ANP) principles for the study were finally constructed. The subjects of the study were clients of international tourist hotels in the Taipei area. In total, 250 questionnaires were distributed, and 176 valid questionnaires were collected, at a questionnaire response rate of 70%. As the results demonstrated, the most significant dimension was “Responsiveness” (weight = 0.238): which accounted for 23.8% of the overall weights. Other dimensions were also important: “Assurance” (weight = 0.217), “Reliability” (weight = 0.205), “Empathy” (weight = 0. 183), and “Tangibles” (weight = 0.157). The research results showed that “Responsiveness” was of the greatest importance for service quality in international tourist hotels. The data compiled from the overall weights of evaluation indicators of the service quality for the international hotels showed that, among the 16 evaluation indicators, the top five indexes were ranked, based on importance, as follows: service willingness, expertise, responsiveness, reliability, and cordiality.

scholarly journals Developing engineering students’ engagement with Circular Economy practices

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Ormazabal ◽  
Carmen Jaca ◽  
Vanessa Prieto-Sandoval ◽  
Álvaro Lleó
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The University

The Circular Economy has become a topic of high interest for policy makers, scholars, and business managers because it is shown as a new paradigm to achieve the sustainability of our society. However, the main efforts in Circular Economy cannot be reduced to professional or experts’ acts. Nevertheless,  we consider that if we pretend to meet the current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, we have to teach present generations the principles to achieve the economic, social and economic sustainability in the short and long term. This paper enhances the use of guided and official student clubs at the university to teach and engage engineering students with the Circular Economy practices.

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