Third-Part Logistics (3PL) Provider Assessment by Using Fuzzy AHP-VIKOR Apptoach

ÇALIK, Ahmet | ÇİZMECİOĞLU, Sinan | AKPINAR, Ayhan

Economic contractions, new communication technologies, and new market search have forced companies more outsourcing by shifting its operations geographically to distant countries. Transferring all or part of the logistics activities to the external firm(s) can be defined as outsourcing. Some of the opportunities to add value to companies through outsourcing: supply security, cost reduction, gaining flexibility in the supply chain, shortening average order cycle times, expanding market boundaries. When it is time to select a third-party logistics (3PL) provider for a particular use, companies s ...Daha fazlası