An Interactive Decision-Making Method for Third-Party Logistics Provider Selection under Hybrid Multi-Criteria
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Preliminaries
2.1. Selection Criteria for 3PL Providers
2.2. Related Definitions
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3. Interactive HMCDM Method
3.1. Description of a HMCDM Problem
3.2. Setting the Ideal Solution of Hybrid Multi-Criteria
3.3. Interactive Decision-Making Process
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4. Case Study
5. Sensitivity Analysis
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Criterion | Definition | Authors |
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Y1 | Total assets | All assets owned by a logistics enterprise | Wang et al. [14], Prakash and Barua [16], Huang et al. [18], Guarnieri et al. [63], Aguezzoul and Aicha [64] |
Y2 | Transport cost | Costs related to logistics activities | Stefan et al. [9], Yu et al. [12], Patricija and Suban [13], Sremac et al. [15], Guarnieri et al. [63], Zarbakhshnia et al. [65] |
Y3 | On time rate | Logistics delivery on time rate | Stefan et al. [9], Patricija and Suban [13], Sremac et al. [15], Guarnieri et al. [63], Zarbakhshnia et al. [65], Li et al. [66] |
Y4 | Customer satisfaction | Matching degree of customer expectation and customer experience | Patricija and Suban et al. [13], Guarnieri et al. [63], Aguezzoul and Aicha [64], Zarbakhshnia et al. [65], Li et al. [66] Senthil et al. [67], Zouggari and Benyoucef [68] |
Y5 | Personalized service | Diversification degree of logistics products and services | Prakash and Barua [20], Guarnieri et al. [63], Aguezzoul and Aicha [64], Zarbakhshnia et al. [65], Li et al. [66], Senthil et al. [67], Zouggari and Benyoucef [68] |
Y6 | User compatibility | Degree of information sharing with user | Shan [29], Feng et al. [69] |
Y7 | Transport equipment | Number of transportation equipment | Shan [29], Feng et al. [69] |
Y8 | Employee structure | Proportion of employees with bachelor degree or above in the total number of employees | Sremac et al. [15], Huang et al. [18], Guarnieri et al. [63], Zarbakhshnia [65], Li et al. [66], Senthil [67] |
Y9 | Technology level | Technical development ability to monitor and implement logistics activities | Stefan et al. [9], Sremac et al. [15], Prakash and Barua et al. [20], Guarnieri et al. [63], Aguezzoul and Aicha [64], Arpachshad et al. [65] |
Alternative | Criteria | ||||
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Y1 | Y2 | Y3 | Y4 | Y5 | |
X1 | 0.57 | 0.45 | (0.8, 0.2) | (0.7, 0.75, 0.8, 0.9) | (0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 0.9) |
X2 | 0.48 | 0.47 | (0.6, 0.4) | (0.6, 0.7, 0.7, 0.7) | (0.3, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5) |
X3 | 0.66 | 0.46 | (0.6, 0.4) | (0.7, 0.75, 0.8, 0.8) | (0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 0.9) |
X4 | 0.08 | 0.33 | (0.8, 0.2) | (0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.8) | (0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 0.9) |
X5 | 0.01 | 0.51 | (0.6, 0.4) | (0.1, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2) | (0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 0.9) |
Parameter | Satisfaction | Ranking Order | ||||
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0.8032 | 0.712 | 0.7848 | 0.7028 | 0.6026 | ||
0.7292 | 0.626 | 0.7067 | 0.6127 | 0.4933 | ||
0.6422 | 0.5334 | 0.6163 | 0.5133 | 0.3936 | ||
0.5448 | 0.4365 | 0.5171 | 0.4128 | 0.3021 | ||
0.4284 | 0.3331 | 0.4011 | 0.3028 | 0.2178 |
Limit | Satisfaction | Ranking Order | ||||
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0.4348 | 0.3351 | 0.4077 | 0.3113 | 0.2177 | ||
0.4360 | 0.3413 | 0.4081 | 0.3106 | 0.2055 |
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Liu, Y.; Zhou, P.; Li, L.; Zhu, F. An Interactive Decision-Making Method for Third-Party Logistics Provider Selection under Hybrid Multi-Criteria. Symmetry 2020, 12, 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12050729
Liu Y, Zhou P, Li L, Zhu F. An Interactive Decision-Making Method for Third-Party Logistics Provider Selection under Hybrid Multi-Criteria. Symmetry. 2020; 12(5):729. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12050729
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Yumin, Peng Zhou, Liyuan Li, and Feng Zhu. 2020. "An Interactive Decision-Making Method for Third-Party Logistics Provider Selection under Hybrid Multi-Criteria" Symmetry 12, no. 5: 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12050729
APA StyleLiu, Y., Zhou, P., Li, L., & Zhu, F. (2020). An Interactive Decision-Making Method for Third-Party Logistics Provider Selection under Hybrid Multi-Criteria. Symmetry, 12(5), 729. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12050729