Selection of the strategic alliance partner in logistics value chain

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 148-158

  Büyüközkan, Gülçin ^a   Feyzioǧlu, Orhan ^a   Nebol, Erdal ^b  

^a GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electronic (e) logistics; Fuzzy AHP; Fuzzy TOPSIS; Logistics value chain; MCDM; Partner selection; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; INTERNET; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONIC (E)-LOGISTICS; FUZZY AHP; FUZZY TOPSIS; LOGISTICS VALUE CHAIN; MCDM; PARTNER SELECTION; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 41549148332     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.01.016     Document Type: Article

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