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Assessment of airport performance using the grey theory method: A case study in Libya

Mohamed Ibrahim Eshtaiwi (Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey)
Ibrahim A. Badi (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Misuratu University, Misrata, Libya)
Ali M. Abdulshahed (Faculty of Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Misuratu University, Misrata, Libya) (School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK)
Turan Erman Erkan (Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey)

Grey Systems: Theory and Application

ISSN: 2043-9377

Article publication date: 6 November 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

Performance evaluation of airports or any other organisation is paramount for improving performance. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and compare the performance of the three international airports in Libya (MJI, MRA, and LAQ airports) by considering five aspects of performance.

Design/methodology/approach

The considered aspects are airport service quality, airport operations, airport economy, safety and security, and environmental. The paper uses the grey system theory to assess these airports by summarizing the opinions of experts.

Findings

The finding of this study provides directions of the evaluated airports to take the correct actions to improve overall performance.

Originality/value

No literature has been found till date is to evaluate and compare the performance of the international airports in Libya.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge those experts who willingly participated in this questionnaire survey.

Citation

Eshtaiwi, M.I., Badi, I.A., Abdulshahed, A.M. and Erkan, T.E. (2017), "Assessment of airport performance using the grey theory method: A case study in Libya", Grey Systems: Theory and Application, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 426-436. https://doi.org/10.1108/GS-07-2017-0023

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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