Evaluation of metaverse integration alternatives of sharing economy in transportation using fuzzy Schweizer-Sklar based ordinal priority approach

Abstract

Sharing economy transportation applications reduce car ownership and single-vehicle occupancy, contributing to the region's environmental sustainability. Metaverse is a promising new technology that combines sharing economy applications with transportation networks. By combining these two approaches, authorities can improve the sustainability of sharing economy applications. This study aims to assist decision-makers and authorities by developing a multi-criterion decision-making (MCDM) model that prioritizes three sharing economy-based metaverse integration alternatives, namely integrating safety measures, payment systems, and the optimization of operations in the metaverse. A novel multi-criteria framework, including fuzzy Schweizer-Sklar norms based on the Ordinal Priority Approach (OPA) to assess the metaverse integration alternatives, is developed. To rank the alternatives, non-linear processing of information based on the fuzzy Schweizer-Sklar weight assessment method (SWAS) is proposed. A case study is developed to provide a foundation for the experts' evaluations using twelve criteria, which are organized into four aspects namely, economic, user, operational, and advancement. Finally, the results indicate that the most favorable approach is optimized operations via the integration of the sharing economy into the metaverse.