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However, studies on the evaluation of inland ports are lacking. In this work, we aim to construct an index system and propose a multi-criteria group decision-making method to comprehensively evaluate the development of inland ports. Unlike previous studies, using pressure\u2013state\u2013response model as a reference, we built up a demand\u2013risk\u2013power\u2013potential framework for the index system proposed in this study. To determine the different weights for each indicator, which is a typical multi-criteria decision-making problem, we innovatively combined the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and the Bayesian best\u2013worst method (BBWM) based on their distinct advantages in dealing with data coupling and group decision-making. In addition, this work introduces a case study of inland ports in the Huaihai Economy Zone to validate the efficacy of the proposed evaluation model and method. After calculating and obtaining the comprehensive scores and rankings of each inland port in this case, we compared the evaluation results with those under the BBWM, TOPSIS, and CRITIC methodologies, and found that the results under the DEMATEL\u2013BBWM methodology can provide better differentiation for inland port evaluation results. Moreover, based on the evaluation results, a performance\u2013importance matrix is formulated to identify the areas requiring attention in the development process of each inland port. Subsequently, rational managerial insights are put forward to achieve the sustainable development of inland ports in the Huaihai Economy Zone.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/axioms12121116","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,13]],"date-time":"2023-12-13T04:14:42Z","timestamp":1702440882000},"page":"1116","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["A Hybrid DEMATEL and Bayesian Best\u2013Worst Method Approach for Inland Port Development Evaluation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Junchi","family":"Ma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China"},{"name":"School of Traffic Engineering, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang 330013, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bart","family":"Wiegmans","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Regional Economics and Cultural Heritage, 2012DE Haarlem, Province of North Holland, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xifu","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kai","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Systems Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lijun","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"100415","article-title":"Directional Inland Port Development: Powerful Strategies for Inland Ports beyond the Inside-Out\/Outside-in Dichotomy","volume":"35","author":"Wiegmans","year":"2019","journal-title":"Res. 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