Title :
Towards logistics service provider selection strategy using primitive cognitive network process
Author :
Yuen, Kevin Kam Fung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Software Eng., Xi´an Jiaotong-Liverpool Univ., Suzhou, China
Abstract :
Outsourcing of logistics activities is the common business practice in the enterprise. Selection of a proper logistics service provider (LSP) meeting the requirements of operation strategy of the outsourcing enterprise is a complex task, due to its significant influence on the business performance. This paper demonstrates an application of the Primitive Cognitive Network Process (P-CNP) to the LSP selection strategy considering multiple criteria and alternatives.
Keywords :
logistics; outsourcing; LSP selection strategy; P-CNP; business performance; logistics activities outsourcing; logistics service provider selection strategy; operation strategy requirements; outsourcing enterprise; primitive cognitive network process; Analytic hierarchy process; Artificial intelligence; Companies; Logistics; Outsourcing; analytic hierarchy process; cognitive network process; logistic outsourcing; multiple criteria decision making; third-party logistics service provider;
Conference_Titel :
Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2013 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4434-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSSM.2013.6602547
