Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to examine the ranking of foreign financing methods for investing in Iran Rail Industries (IRI) with AHP method among 72 specialists, managers, and persons of rail industries in Iran. The papers develop a research model based on current literature and then test this model in IRI selected from public sector in Iran. Statistics society consists of 72 experts. The sample size provided based on "Cohan- Morgan- Korjsay" is 72 experts which has been determined with descriptive methods. For data analyzing we used analysis of descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and form deduction statistic, Friedman test used to analyze hypothesis. Ranking financial ways is based on hierarchy method. It is clear that in evaluation of foreign financing methods, ways that have higher priority for implement are those that have high level of risk and lower level in cost of capital and total of risk and cost of capital Then ranking and priority show that foreign financing by non borrowing methods have higher priority and credit lines are in the first place to foreign financing and investment. Base on hypothesis test by nonparametric test with SPSS 16 software such as Freidman, ranking these methods done by software and results are as bellow. Results of such ranking in foreign financing methods which were considered in the study are: Credit Lines, Buy- Back, Finance, FDI, International Loans, U- zance, & BOT; respectively.This study could benefit from a large sample from public sector and replication in more industries. The paper offers practical suggestions to the public sector and management in general on how to manage the ranking of foreign financing methods for investing in Iran. This paper has tried to provide an inclusive understanding about the ranking of foreign financing methods for investing in Iran Rail Industries. Since there was a lack of such research in an Iranian context, this paper can provide theoretical basis for future researches as well as practical implications for managers and the professionals.
