Grey clustering evaluation of service capacity of cruise homeports in China

References

• Akbari, N., C. A. Irawan, D. F. Jones, and D. Menachof. 2017. “A Multi-criteria Port Suitability Assessment for Developments in the Offshore Wind Industry.” Renewable Energy 102 (Part A): 118–133. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2016.10.035.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bu, N., H. Kong, N. J. Barry, N. Sun, Z. Yin, and Y. Jingjing. 2020. “A Numerical Study on the Competitiveness of China’s Cruise Tourism under Economic Differences.” Journal of Coastal Research 103 (SI): 1116–1119. doi:10.2112/SI103-233.1.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cetin Demirel, N., and G. N. Yucenur. 2011. “The Cruise Port Place Selection Problem with Extended VIKOR and ANP Methodologies under Fuzzy Environment.” In Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering, London 2:1128–1133.
   Google Scholar
• Delgado, A., and I. Romero. 2016. “Environmental Conflict Analysis Using an Integrated Grey Clustering and Entropy-Weight Method: A Case Study of A Mining Project in Peru.” Environmental Modelling and Software 77: 108–121. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.12.011.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dong, F., Q. Bing, and Y. Jie. 2018. “Comparative Static Analysis of Provincial Agricultural Science and Technology Level Based on Grey Clustering.” Grey Systems: Theory and Application 8 (4): 481–493. doi:10.1108/GS-05-2018-0022.
   Google Scholar
• Hose, D., and M. Hanss. 2021. “A Universal Approach to Imprecise Probabilities in Possibility Theory.” International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 133: 133–158. doi:10.1016/j.ijar.2021.03.010.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hou, Y., and X. Sun. 2020. “Study on Tourist Service Capacity and Facilities in International Cruise Ports.” Tourism Research 12 (2): 35–48. doi:10.3969/j.1674-5841.2020.02.004.
   Google Scholar
• Hu, A., N. Xie, and M. Zheng. 2019. “Air Quality Evaluation Based on Grey Clustering Method: A Case Study of 74 Cities in China.” Journal of Grey System 31 (2): 1–26.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Huang, T., Z. Chen, S. Wang, and D. Jiang. 2021. “Efficiency Evaluation of Key Ports along the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road Based on the DEA–SCOR Model.” Maritime Policy & Management 48 (3): 378–390. doi:10.1080/03088839.2020.1773558.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ishizaka, A., and A. Labib. 2011. “Review of the Main Developments in the Analytic Hierarchy Process.” Expert Systems with Applications 38 (11): 14336–14345. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2011.04.143.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jordan, L.-A. 2013. “A Critical Assessment of Trinidad and Tobago as A Cruise Homeport: Doorway to the South American Cruise Market.” Maritime Policy & Management 40 (4): 367–383. doi:10.1080/03088839.2013.777980.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liao, Q., and H. Zhen. 2021. “The Effect of Maritime Cluster on Port Production Efficiency.” Maritime Policy & Management 48 (1): 61–74. doi:10.1080/03088839.2020.1754479.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, S., Y. Fan, Y. Yang, X. Tan, Z. Fang, Y. Chen, Q. Zhang, et al. 2019a. “Research on Index System for Disabled Elders Evaluation and Grey Clustering Model Based on End-point Mixed Possibility Functions.” The Journal of Grey System 31 (4): 1–12. https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/19943
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, S., Z. Fang, N. Xie, Y. Dang, B. Zeng, and Y. Guo. 2017. Grey System Theory and Its Application. 8th ed. Beijing: Science Press.
   Google Scholar
• Liu, S., Y. Yang, Z. Fang, and N. Xie. 2015. “Grey Cluster Evaluation Models Based on Mixed Triangular Whitenization Weight Functions.” Grey Systems: Theory and Application 5 (3): 410–418. doi:10.1108/GS-11-2014-0050.
   Google Scholar
• Liu, Y., C. M. Eckert, and C. Earl. 2020. “A Review of Fuzzy AHP Methods for Decision-Making with Subjective Judgements.” Expert Systems with Application 161: 113738. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2020.113738.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, Y., E. Dong, S.Li, and X. Jie. 2020. “Cruise Tourism for Sustainability: An Exploration of Value Chain in Shenzhen Shekou Port.” Sustainability 12 (7): 3054. doi:10.3390/su12073054.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, Y., J.-L. Du, R.-S. Zhang, and J. Y.-L. Forrest. 2019b. “Three Way Decisions Based Grey Incidence Analysis Clustering Approach for Panel Data and Its Application.” Kybernetes 48 (9): 2117–2137. doi:10.1108/K-08-2018-0445.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Luo, D., M. Zhang, and H. Zhang. 2019. “Two-stage Grey Cloud Clustering Model for Drought Risk Assessment.” Grey Systems: Theory and Application 10 (1): 68–84. doi:10.1108/GS-06-2019-0021.
   Google Scholar
• Ma, M.-Z., H.-M. Fan, and E.-Y. Zhang. 2015. “Cruise Homeport Location Selection Evaluation Based on Grey-Cloud Clustering Model.” Current Issues in Tourism 21 (3): 328–354. doi:10.1080/13683500.2015.1083951.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. 2015. “Vison and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21-Century Maritime Silk Road.” Beijing: http://www.china.org.cn/chinese/2015-09/15/content_36591064.htm
   Google Scholar
• Rajesh, R. 2018. “Measuring the Barriers to Resilience in Manufacturing Supply Chains Using Grey Clustering and Vikor Approaches.” Measurement 126: 259–273. doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2018.05.043.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Saaty, T. L. 1977. “A Scaling Method for Priorities in Hierarchical Structures.” Journal of Mathematical Psychology 15 (3): 234–281. doi:10.1016/0022-2496(77)90033-5.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shao, J., and Q. Li. 2019. “Measurement of Competitiveness of Chinese Cruise Home Port Based on Entropy Modified G1 Method.” Journal of Dalian Maritime University (Social Science Edition) 18 (2): 65–71.
   Google Scholar
• Tang, X., and N. Xie. 2019. “Research on the Evaluation of Tourism Development Potential of Tea Intangible Cultural Heritage Based on Grey Clustering.” Grey Systems: Theory and Application 9 (3): 295–304. doi:10.1108/GS-12-2018-0065.
   Google Scholar
• Temino-Boes, R., R. Romero-Lopez, S. P. Ibarra-Zavaleta, and I. Romero. 2020. “Using Grey Clustering to Evaluate Nitrogen Pollution in Estuaries with Limited Data.” Science of the Total Environment 722: 137964. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137964.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wondirad, A. 2019. “Retracing the Past, Comprehending the Present and Contemplating the Future of Cruise Tourism through a Meta-Analysis of Journal Publications.” Marine Policy 108: 103618. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103618.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wu, L., C. Dong, and G. Xiong. 2020. “A Big-Data–Based Analysis on the Impact of Cruise Tourism Image on Chinese Tourist Satisfaction and Behavioral Intentions.” Journal of Coastal Research 106 (SI): 314–318. doi:10.2112/SI106-073.1.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yan, C., and B. Zhu. 2014. “Comprehensive Evaluation of Chinese Cruise Home-Port and Its Development.” Communication & Shipping 1 (5): 52–57+7. doi:10.16487/j.cnki.2095-7491.2014.05.011.
   Google Scholar
• Yang, F., J. Linna, and X. Wang. 2019. Possibility Theory and Application. Beijing: Science Press.
   Google Scholar
• Zadeh, L. A. 1999. “Fuzzy Sets as a Basis for a Theory of Possibility.” Fuzzy Sets and Systems 100: 9–34. doi:10.1016/S0165-0114(99)80004-9.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, T., and X. Yang. 2019. “China Cruise Industry Development Report (2019).” China Water, no. 11: 16–18. doi:10.13646/j.cnki.42-1395/u.2019.11.005.
   Google Scholar
• Zhang, Y., and W. Chen. 2020. “Evaluation of Cruise Home-port Competitiveness Based on Supply Chain Perspective.” Logistics Engineering and Management 42 (3): 79–81+103. doi:10.3969/j.1674-4993.2020.03.029.
   Google Scholar
• Zhao, Z., W. Wenchun, J. Xia, F. Xuehao, F. Yixun, S. Tan, and L. Yimin. 2021. “A Safety Assessment for the Guanlei Port–Qingsheng Port Water Corridors on the Lancang–Mekong River.” International Journal of Remote Sensing 42 (6): 2269–2279. doi:10.1080/2150704X.2020.1843733.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhi, L. 2019. “Research on Fuzzy Evaluation of Classification Model of Cruise Port Development in China.” China Water Transport, no. 5: 21–23. doi:10.13646/j.cnki.42-1395/u.2019.05.008.
   Google Scholar