Logistics tool selection with two-phase fuzzy multi criteria decision making: A case study for personal digital assistant selection

BÜYÜKÖZKAN FEYZİOĞLU G., Arsenyan J., Ruan D.

EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS, cilt.39, sa.1, ss.142-153, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eswa.2011.06.017
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.142-153
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fuzzy axiomatic design, Group decision-making, Fuzzy AHP, Fuzzy TOPSIS, Logistics tool selection, Logistics industry, AXIOMATIC DESIGN, MULTIATTRIBUTE SELECTION, MOBILE COMMERCE, TOPSIS, AHP, TECHNOLOGY, MODEL, AGGREGATION, EXTENSION, SERVICES
  • Galatasaray Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Efficient logistics and supply chain management are enabled through the use of efficient information technologies (IT). The mobile logistics tools represent the IT interface in the supply chain. This paper aims to aid decision makers to identify the most appropriate mobile logistics tools and to achieve this aim, several evaluation criteria are identified to evaluate logistics tools, and a fuzzy axiomatic design (FAD) based group decision-making method is adopted to perform the evaluation in two phases. In the first phase of pre-assessment, alternatives that cannot meet basic requirements and the defined threshold are eliminated. In the second phase of selection, the remaining alternatives are more meticulously evaluated. Criteria weights are determined using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and another fuzzy multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) technique, namely fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), is applied in the second phase to compare the outcome of FAD. A case study is provided in order to demonstrate the potential of the proposed methodology. Personal digital assistants (PDAs) with integrated barcode scanner that are available in the Turkish market are evaluated. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.