Journal
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 4387-4398Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2008.05.030
Keywords
Third-party logistics; Provider selection; Fuzzy Delphi; Fuzzy inference; Fuzzy linear assignment
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The demand of third-party logistics (3PL) provider becomes an increasingly important issue for corporations seeking improved Customer service and cost reduction. The present paper presents an integrated fuzzy approach for the evaluation and selection of 3PL providers. This method consists of three different techniques: (1) use fuzzy Delphi method to identify important evaluation criteria; (2) apply fuzzy inference method to eliminate unsuitable 3PL providers: and, (3) develop a fuzzy linear assignment approach for the final selection. The proposed method enables decision analysts to better understand the complete evaluation process of 3PL selection. Furthermore, this approach provides a more accurate, effective, and systematic decision support tool for 3PL provider selection. Finally, an actual industrial application is presented to demonstrate the proposed method. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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