The purpose of this paper is to present a decision model for selecting a third party logistics (3PL) provider, because international business can be a complex undertaking. It is a multi-criteria problem, with alternative ways to weigh the importance of the chosen criteria.
The aim of the research is to provide a method to evaluate supply chain risks that stand in the way of the supply chain objectives.
CAPARO India Ltd., a leading player in the automotive components industry in India, has multiple logistics providers for export-import logistics at its five manufacturing locations in north India. Dealing with multiple logistics provider restricts negotiation power, service commitments, customer satisfaction and leads to higher transportation cost and time delays due to multiple points of conta…
The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the use of an integrated approach of fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (fuzzy AHP) and TOPSIS in evaluating the performance of global third party logistics service providers for effective supply chain management.
As the financing institution of the EU, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has a long history of investments in the maritime sector. The EIB’s supportfor the sector is guided by EU maritime policy which is increasingly influenced by non-financial criteria such as safety, environment and employment. The increasing inclusion of non-financial criteria into financial decisions adds to the degree …
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure a port’s green performance. The literature is reviewed and a survey is carried out to identify major green port performance indicators and to evaluate three major ports’ overall green performance in Asia. Indicators located in the critical quadrants with a high degree of importance and low degree of performance are identified and resources…
The purpose of this paper is to measure a port’s green performance. The literature is reviewed and a survey is carried out to identify major green port performance indicators and to evaluate three major ports’ overall green performance in Asia. Indicators located in the critical quadrants with a high degree of importance and low degree of performance are identified and resources are suggest…
The criteria selection of green suppliers is an interesting and practical research topic. With the development and consciousness of environmental management, this issue has received a significant consideration from academics, researchers and businessmen. The purpose of this paper is to study what factors are considered to be the most important when choosing partners/suppliers in a green supply …
Third-party logistics (3PL) provider selection has gained great attention in logistics management literature. The purpose of this paper is to provide a good insight into the use of a-two-phase analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) approach that is a multi-criteria decision-making methodology in the evaluation of 3PL provid…
The efficiency and effectiveness of reverse logistics (RL) is dependent on collection methods as the collection activities are critical in determining the economic viability of the entire recovery chain. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the various collection methods used in RL under uncertain environment.
To develop a new benchmarking process for continuous improvement against the market leader, and report a case study in the postal industry by employing the proposed benchmarking process.
This paper aims to propose a new approach called “analytical hierarchy process weighted fuzzy linear programming model (AHP-FLP)” for supplier selection.
This paper aims to develop a qualitative risk model to empirically identify the important outsourcing risks of logistical functions using the data of Taiwanese retail chains.