Title :
Third-Party Logistics Suppliers Selection Based on Grey Situation Decision and Information Entropy
Author :
Zhi-Hong Yin ; Ning Wang ; Qiang Lu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Econ. & Manage., Daqing Pet. Inst., Daqing
Abstract :
This article intends to put forward a new method based on information entropy and grey situation decision to choose third-party logistics (TPL) suppliers. Also, it establishes the evaluation index system of TPL suppliers selection; information entropy indicator is applied to determine the objective weight, and then chooses the best TPL supplier by using grey situation decision. The method provides the reference model for the enterprise to choose TPL suppliers.
Keywords :
entropy; grey systems; logistics; supply chain management; TPL suppliers selection; evaluation index system; grey situation decision; information entropy; third-party logistics suppliers selection; Business communication; Companies; Costs; Economic indicators; Information entropy; Innovation management; Logistics; Petroleum; Road transportation; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Systems and Applications, 2009. ISA 2009. International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3893-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3894-5
DOI :
10.1109/IWISA.2009.5073218
