A multicriteria logistics-outsourcing decision making using the analytic hierarchy process

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Grewal, Chandandeep Singh ^a,d   Sareen, Kuldeep Kumar ^b   Gill, Sumit ^c,e  

^a GURU NANAK DEV ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF NANO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering ^*

^e Rayat and Bahra Institute of Engineering and Bio Technology   (India)

Author keywords

AHP; Analytic hierarchy process; Distribution; Logistics; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; LOGISTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DECISION-MAKING MODELS; FINANCIAL BENEFITS; FLEXIBLE CAPACITY;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 38649120485     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2008.016808     Document Type: Article

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