TY - JOUR
T1 - Ranking chemical industrial clusters with respect to safety and security using analytic network process
AU - Casciano, Martina
AU - Khakzad, Nima
AU - Reniers, Genserik
AU - Cozzani, Valerio
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The industrial clustering process in the chemical industry is becoming progressively more important due to economic, social and political issues. Industrial clustering means agglomeration of companies in the same geographical area in order to increase productivity and reduce costs. Nonetheless, clustering also has some important safety and security implications. The aim of this study is twofold: firstly, the development of an algorithm for the classification of chemical industrial clusters with regards to safety and security risks. Secondly, considering the importance of a multi-plant safety and security management system, highlighting the greater efficiency in the reduction of risk where adequate cooperation exists. The methodology is divided in three main steps, namely, “selection” (of the chemical parks to be processed), “assessment” of average hazard and vulnerability of installations within the cluster area, followed by an analysis of the relationships within companies in terms of strategic and operational cooperation, and “ranking”. The last step evaluates the strong influences of the above-mentioned parameters through the analytic network process (ANP) and leads to a final classification.
AB - The industrial clustering process in the chemical industry is becoming progressively more important due to economic, social and political issues. Industrial clustering means agglomeration of companies in the same geographical area in order to increase productivity and reduce costs. Nonetheless, clustering also has some important safety and security implications. The aim of this study is twofold: firstly, the development of an algorithm for the classification of chemical industrial clusters with regards to safety and security risks. Secondly, considering the importance of a multi-plant safety and security management system, highlighting the greater efficiency in the reduction of risk where adequate cooperation exists. The methodology is divided in three main steps, namely, “selection” (of the chemical parks to be processed), “assessment” of average hazard and vulnerability of installations within the cluster area, followed by an analysis of the relationships within companies in terms of strategic and operational cooperation, and “ranking”. The last step evaluates the strong influences of the above-mentioned parameters through the analytic network process (ANP) and leads to a final classification.
KW - ANP
KW - Hazard
KW - Industrial cluster
KW - Safety and security risks
KW - Vulnerability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074292594&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.psep.2019.10.024
DO - 10.1016/j.psep.2019.10.024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074292594
SN - 0957-5820
VL - 132
SP - 200
EP - 213
JO - Process Safety and Environmental Protection
JF - Process Safety and Environmental Protection
ER -