Selection of potential 3PL services providers using TOPSIS with interval data

IEEM 2007: 2007 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1512-1516

  Qureshi, M N ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

3PL services providers; Criteria; MCDM; Shippers; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

MARKET SHARE; SERVICES PROVIDERS; SHIPPERS;

LOGISTICS;

EID: 40649090894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2007.4419445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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