Information Needs of Decision Makers for Risk Assessment in Road Transport

Abstract

Transport is an area for which there are numerous studies devoted to the assessment of the occurring risk. Data collected for risk assessment depend on many factors. The demand for information to carry out the required analyses depends on the type of transport, the type of transported products, the objectives set for the tasks being performed, as well as the requirements for the implementation of the process itself. It is therefore reasonable to present the differences that exist in the information demand for risk assessment, which is carried out for the road transport process by different decision-making bodies. The purpose of this article is therefore to present the results of research on the identification of information needs of decision-makers in the risk assessment at the strategic and operational level. The information needs for strategic risk assessment were determined based on a literature review. The information needs for operational risk assessment were determined based on research conducted among managers, who plan road transport in a selected company. Finally, the performance measurement system for managers was determined based on the identified information needs.