Application of Principal Component Analysis Method in Logistics Performance Evaluation

Author

Sheng, Yukui ; Lan, Wanlian

Author_Institution

Sch. of Traffic & Transp. Eng., Changsha Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Changsha, China

Volume

1

fYear

2009

fDate

26-27 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

300

Lastpage

303

Abstract

Company usually outsource logistics business to the third party logistics company and it can improve core competition of company. So it is of vital importance to evaluate logistics performance of logistics company. Principal component analysis method is an effective method. In this paper, we take logistics company A as studying object. We construct evaluation index and mathematic model. By quantifying index and calculating, we conclude that logistics performance of logistics company A is ordinary.

Keywords

goods distribution; logistics; outsourcing; performance index; principal component analysis; goods delivery; logistics business outsourcing; logistics performance evaluation index; mathematical model; multivariate statistical analysis method; principal component analysis method; third-party logistics company; Companies; Cybernetics; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Intelligent transportation systems; Logistics; Man machine systems; Principal component analysis; Reactive power; Resource management; Road transportation; logistics; logistics performance; principal component analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics, 2009. IHMSC '09. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3752-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IHMSC.2009.83

Filename

5336168