A fuzzy group decision-making approach to evaluate a mobile technology for logistics industry

Author

Büyüközkan, G. ; Arsenyan, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Eng., Galatasaray Univ., Istanbul, Turkey

fYear

2008

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

410

Lastpage

414

Abstract

Efficient logistics and supply chain management are enabled through utilization of efficient information technologies. A personal digital assistant (PDA) is a handheld computer that is used for mobile data applications in different industries to improve the effectiveness of the organizations. The objective of this paper is to aid decision makers to identify the most appropriate PDAs especially for logistics companies. To achieve this, several evaluation criteria have been identified and existing leading PDAs have been investigated. An axiomatic design based fuzzy group decision making is adopted to evaluate PDA alternatives. Finally, a case study is given to demonstrate the potential of the methodology.

Keywords

decision making; fuzzy set theory; logistics; microcomputer applications; mobile computing; supply chain management; PDA; fuzzy group decision-making approach; handheld computer; logistics industry; mobile technology; personal digital assistant; supply chain management; Application software; Computer industry; Decision making; Handheld computers; Industrial engineering; Logistics; Mobile computing; Personal digital assistants; Supply chain management; Wireless communication; PDA selection; axiomatic design; fuzzy group decision making; logistics industry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2008. IEEM 2008. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2629-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2630-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEM.2008.4737901

Filename

4737901