A framework for selection of logistics outsourcing partner in uncertain environment using TOPSIS

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 223-242

  Gupta, Rajesh ^a   Sachdeva, Anish ^a   Bhardwaj, Arvind ^a  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

3PL; Fuzzy Delphi; Fuzzy TOPSIS; Third party logistics

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; OUTSOURCING;

AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES; FUZZY DELPHI; FUZZY DELPHI METHOD; FUZZY TOPSIS; LOGISTICS OUTSOURCING; OUTSOURCING COMPANIES; THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS; UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS;

COSTS;

EID: 84866023066     PISSN: 17485037     EISSN: 17485045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2012.048862     Document Type: Article

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