Application of a Model based on the Use of DELPHI Methodology and Multicriteria Analysis for the Assessment of the Quality of the Spanish Dry Ports Location

Not all the potential of Dry Ports is used because there is no planning methodology to help decision-making. The aim of this research is to provide a decision-making methodology based on the use of DELPHI methodology and Geographic Information Systems. Firstly, all the factors influencing the choice of Dry Ports are compiled and the weightings of each factor are set using the DELPHI methodology.The results give greater importance to the aspects considered in the classical theories of industrial location. However, setting the most appropriate location to place a Dry Port is a geographical multidisciplinary problem, with significant economic, social and environmental implications. With this data, we present a practical case consisting of an evaluation of the location quality of Spanish Dry Ports based on the result of DELPHI and Geographic Information System Transparencies Method which use a linear weighted Scoring Multicriteria Decision Analysis.