BALİ, Özkan Kara Harp Okulu - Endüstri ve Sistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey , TUTUN, Salih Kara Harp Okulu - Endüstri ve Sistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey , PALA, Ali Kara Harp Okulu - Endüstri ve Sistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey , ÇÖREKÇİ, Cihan Kara Harp Okulu - Endüstri ve Sistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey

A MCDM APPROACH WITH FUZZY DEMATEL AND FUZZY TOPSIS FOR 3PL PROVIDER SELECTION

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Especially, in the last 20 years, firms wanting to return core competencies and reduce costs are shown that they prefer outsourcing options in their logistics activities. Therefore, third party logistics (3PL) provider selection is one of the most important decision making problems for the firms that using outsourcing. The selection of 3PL provider affects the success of not only the firm but also the supply chain. In this study, a multi criteria decision making approach that consists of fuzzy The Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) that is used to calculate the weights of criteria and fuzzy Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is utilized to evaluate the alternatives is proposed for the selection of 3PL providers. In order to show the applicability and effectiveness of the proposed approach, a case study that consists of three decision makers, seven criteria and five alternatives is obtained to select two cargo companies for a firm that produces heat systems and wants to sell its specific products via internet.

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3PL provider selection , multi criteria decision making , fuzzy DEMATEL , fuzzy TOPSIS

Sigma Journal Of Engineering and Natural Sciences

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