• DocumentCode
    572492
  • Title

    Scientific decision research of logistics enterprises

  • Author

    Zhang, Yuan ; Cui, ZhouYuan ; Qian, Qi

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Transp. & Logistics Eng., Shandong Jiaotong Univ., Jinan, China
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    15-17 Aug. 2012
  • Firstpage
    96
  • Lastpage
    100
  • Abstract
    In management progress of modern logistics enterprises, there are a large number of problems needing to be decided. The correct decision or not is the determinant of successful business management, and directly influences both employee productivity and economic efficiency of enterprises. Therefore, it is particularly important for logistics enterprises to master scientific decision methods and use scientific decision theory and decision technology into enterprise management. This paper illustrates the two categories of quantitative and qualitative decision making methods which are widely used in logistics enterprises, focuses on the analytic hierarchy (AHP) in the use of logistics enterprises transport modes decision, and incorporates the actual cases of Andhra Logistics Company to propose AHP-based decision-making process of transportation. At the end, it proposes the limitations and overcome-methods of rational decision in logistics enterprises.
  • Keywords
    decision making; industrial economics; logistics; personnel; productivity; transportation; AHP-based decision making process; Andhra Logistics Company; analytic hierarchy process; business management; economic efficiency; employee productivity; enterprise management; logistic enterprise transport mode decision; qualitative decision making method; quantitative decision making method; rational decision; scientific decision methods; scientific decision technology; scientific decision theory; Educational institutions; Logistics; Rail transportation; Roads; Security; Logistics enterprise; Scientific decision; The analytic hierarchy process;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Automation and Logistics (ICAL), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Zhengzhou
  • ISSN
    2161-8151
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0362-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2161-8151
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICAL.2012.6308177
  • Filename
    6308177