A fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS methodology to evaluate 3PL in a supply chain

Journal of Modelling in Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 287-303

  Kumar, Pravin ^a   Singh, Rajesh K ^b  

^a DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Fuzzy AHP; Fuzzy control; Global 3PL; Supply chain management; Supply chains; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920067370     PISSN: 17465664     EISSN: 17465672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465661211283287     Document Type: Article

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