Linear ordering of cities in the smart city concept

Purpose: Linear ordering is an important issue for evaluating multi-attribute objects. The issue of assessing cities in the context of their rating in the light of the smart city concept is a linear programming issue. The primary purpose of the article is to report the results of linear ordering obtained based on different methods and to present comparative analyses. Design/methodology/approach: The data presented in the article are based on EUROSTAT. It refers to indicators characterising selected European capitals. Findings: Based on the indicators selected from the database, the ranking of cities is determined based on the presented methods. The results obtained were used for benchmarking. Originality/value: The most significant value of the work is the benchmarking that was carried out. The analysis proved that the TOPSIS method showed that the result obtained was similar to that obtained by SCI.