Logistics Service Provider Selection through an Integrated Fuzzy Multicriteria Decision Making Approach

Akman, Gülşen; Baynal, Kasım

doi:10.1155/2014/794918

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“…For this, 12 criteria are used: labor union, control, information sharing, client's satisfaction, on time rate, cost savings, flexibility, loss of management, relationship, knowledge and skills, flexibility in billing, and information security. In Akman and Baynal's (2014) study evaluation criteria were determined as on time delivery, price, product availability, reliability, firm's background, reputation, knowledge sharing, and flexibility. They used a model integrating Fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS techniques.…”

Section: Pls Provider Selectionmentioning

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“…There is an increasing trend that manufacturing companies outsource their logistics activities to meet their increasing need for logistics services. According to a survey performed by Forrester Research, 78% of Fortune 500 companies have outsourced transportation services, 54% of them have outsourced their distribution services, and 46% of them have outsourced their manufacturing activities (Akman, Baynal 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These are newly founded small and medium sized firms with a transportation background. Rapidly growing trade with Turkey has created a promising perspective for the logistics industry and the trend is expected to continue (World Bank 2015;Akman, Baynal 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Third-Party Logistics (3pls) Provider Selection via Fuzzy Ahp and Edas Integrated Model

Ecer

2017

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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Abstract. In the global competitive environment, companies not only improve the quality of service and increase the efficiency, they also decrease the cost by means of third-party logistics (3PLs). 3PLs, therefore, is an important strategy for companies desiring to gain a competitive advantage and 3PLs provider selection plays a critical role for the success of outsourcing. Nevertheless, the level of uncertainty in the selection process is relatively high and need to be carefully considered. Hence, in order to select a proper 3PLs provider, integration of the Fuzzy AHP and Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution (EDAS) has offered a novel integrated model, in which Fuzzy AHP is used for calculating priority weights of each criteria and EDAS is employed to achieve the final ranking of 3PLs providers. Besides, in order to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed model, it is validated by a case study. Cost together with quality, and professionalism are found to be the most important factors for 3PLs provider selection. Consequently, the advantage of this model is that it is simple to apprehend and easy to apply. The use of the proposed model leads to the selection of suitable alternative successfully in other selection problems.

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Section: Pls Provider Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Third-Party Logistics (3pls) Provider Selection via Fuzzy Ahp and Edas Integrated Model

Ecer

2017

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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“…Vitasek (2013:195) defines a 3PL as 'a firm that provides multiple logistics services for use by customers', whereas Hwang, Chen and Lin (2016:105) define a 3PL as a firm 'that performs logistics functions that would once have been performed by either the shipper or the recipient'. For the purpose of this study, the definition of Akman and Baynal (2014:3) is used, which defines 3PLs as 'external suppliers that fulfil a portion or all of a company's logistics functions'.…”

Section: Literature Review the South African Supply Chain And Third-pmentioning

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Industry expectations of supply chain management graduates: Perspectives from third-party logistics providers in South Africa

Allden

Niemann

Kotzé

2018

J. transp. supply chain manag.

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Background: There is currently a skills mismatch between what the third-party logistics (3PL) industry expects from new supply chain management graduates and what the educational system supplies. As the traditional roles of 3PLs are changing, subsequently increasing their importance within the supply chain industry, supplying graduates with the necessary skills becomes even more critical.Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine what the South African 3PL industry expects from new graduates with a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related fields in relation to skills, personal attributes and knowledge.Method: A generic qualitative research design was used to collect data from 12 participants using semi-structured interviews.Results: It was found that academic institutions equip new graduates adequately with knowledge, but not with the expected skills. Furthermore, the findings confirmed the current literature, while also identifying additional expectations. 3PLs expect new graduates to perform various activities throughout the supply chain, such as warehousing and transport activities, while simultaneously using their technological knowledge and abilities to improve different processes within the supply chain. This requires new graduates to be creative, innovative and analytical and to have advanced communication skills. Therefore, supply chain management programmes should provide graduates with more exposure and experiences in real-life supply chain settings.Conclusion: The findings allow for academic institutions to revise and adapt their curricula to meet the need of more practical skills development.

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“…The price of the service, sometimes referred to as service costs, is the total costs of logistics outsourcing [24,46,51,60,69], consisting of transportation costs, warehousing costs, freight forwarding, packaging costs, value-added costs, etc. [52].…”

Section: Price/costsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identification of Environmental Criteria for Selecting a Logistics Service Provider: A Step Forward towards Green Supply Chain Management

Bajec¹,

Tuljak-Suban²

2016

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

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Green environmental performance increases the competitiveness of the supply chain. However, the greening of the supply chain depends on the manufacturer who drives the green initiative, as well as on all the members of the supply chain who take part in the process. The manufacturer's attention has been largely focused on the environmental performance of the supplier and retailer, whereas logistics service providers have been somehow neglected. It is, in fact, the case is that logistics service providers have begun to play a critical role in supply chain management and could therefore significantly improve environmental sustainability. They have already undertaken a green initiative that unfortunately has rarely, if at all, been required by the manufacturer. The lack of requirements for logistics providers hinders the progress of a green initiative. To take a step forward towards green supply chain management, this chapter aims to introduce all the necessary criteria for the selection of a logistics service provider (LP), with an emphasis on environmental criteria. The environmental selection criteria, with all related subcriteria, were achieved on the basis of a systematic literature review. It has been found that buyers of logistics services still strive to minimize costs, expect quality logistics services, a wellpositioned LP, all the while overlooking environmental issues. The most frequently applied environmental selection criteria are value-added reverse logistics services, followed by environmental expenditures, pollutants released, energy consumption, clean materials and energy use. The findings presented here are useful particularly for researchers, as issues regarding sustainable LP selection and its limitations are highlighted, related to selection criteria identification. These findings may be of less use to managers. However, future phases of this study, richer for the evaluation of logistics experts, will be much more applicable to buyers and providers of logistics services.

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Logistics Service Provider Selection through an Integrated Fuzzy Multicriteria Decision Making Approach

Cited by 39 publications

References 41 publications

Third-Party Logistics (3pls) Provider Selection via Fuzzy Ahp and Edas Integrated Model

Third-Party Logistics (3pls) Provider Selection via Fuzzy Ahp and Edas Integrated Model

Industry expectations of supply chain management graduates: Perspectives from third-party logistics providers in South Africa

Identification of Environmental Criteria for Selecting a Logistics Service Provider: A Step Forward towards Green Supply Chain Management

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