Evaluation of the logistics system development scenarios: Case study of the trading company

Abstract

The paper presents the procedure for selecting a scenario for the development of the logistics system in a company with a developed trading and logistics network, but also with the significant supply problems. In order to solve the existing logistics problems, but also to respond to future requirements and business plans, four logistics system development scenarios are defined. Each scenario has certain characteristics which can be seen as the advantages or disadvantages in the comparative analysis. Since the choice of development scenarios depends on several factors, their ranking in terms of different criteria requires the application of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods. A hybrid model based on a combination of the fuzzy AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) and fuzzy VIKOR (Višekriterijumska Optimizacija i kompromisno Rešenje) methods was used to solve the problem.

A Methodology for Planning City Logistics Concepts Based on City-Dry Port Micro-Consolidation Centres

“…This enabled the sustainability evaluation of concept variants through a set of qualitative and quantitative criteria. The selected criteria are not novel and are adopted from the existing scientific literature [12,64,65]. This proved the second research hypothesis, which stated that it is possible to develop a robust methodology for planning such concepts by considering all relevant tactical and operational level planning questions and qualitative and quantitative criteria in evaluating different concept variants.…”

“…According to the existing literature that performed the prioritization of criteria before solving city logistics-related problems [12,64,65], the following criteria weights are adopted: w 1 = 0.161, w 2 = 0.116, w 3 = 0.202, w 4 = 0.243, w 5 = 0.151, w 6 = 0.127. Articles [12,64,65] performed the criteria evaluation according to the opinions and goals of stakeholders in Belgrade (and Serbia in general); therefore, they could be considered relevant for this study as well. The adopted criteria weights compose the initial concept variants evaluation scenario (Sc.…”

Objective-Subjective CRITIC-MARCOS Model for Selection Forklift in Internal Transport Technology Processes

“…In study by Amin et al [14], the AHP-TOPSIS model was used to set the best pallet placement in storage racks. Besides, a lot number of research have been performed in the field of transport, such as study by Yannis et al [15] concluding that MCDM models are applied mainly to evaluate transport options rather than transport policies or projects, with conclusion that most commonly applied method in transport sector is the AHP [16,17]. Based to study by Mardani et al [18] where different papers were analyzed, it was concluded that, within transport, ranking the quality of service was the first area of using of MCDM.…”