Selection of 3PL service providers: a combined approach of AHP and Graph theory

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-60

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

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

3PL service providers; AHP; Analytic hierarchy process; Graph theory; LSP selection index; Matrix approach; Shippers

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; OUTSOURCING; SHIPS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); LOGISTICS OUTSOURCING; MATRIX APPROACH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SELECTION INDEXES; SERVICE PROVIDER; SHIPPERS; SYSTEMATIC METHODOLOGY;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 67649559484     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2009.025035     Document Type: Article

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