Multicriteria Decision Aid Tool for Third-Party Logistics Providers' Selection

The outsourcing of logistics activities has become a common practice by many companies, which implies an efficient choice of the third-party logistics (3PLs) providers. A literature review on the 3PLs provider's selection problem shows that this selection is a very complex process which depends...

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Main Authors: Aguezzoul, A., Rabenasolo, B., Jolly-Desodt, A.-M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Application software
Companies
Contracts
ELECTRE method
Globalization
Industrial relations
Logistics
Manufacturing
Measurement
multicriteria
Outsourcing
Software tools
Third-party logistics
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Summary:The outsourcing of logistics activities has become a common practice by many companies, which implies an efficient choice of the third-party logistics (3PLs) providers. A literature review on the 3PLs provider's selection problem shows that this selection is a very complex process which depends on several factors, which are often in conflict with one another, such as price, quality, service, location, technology, etc. This paper proposes a software tool using ELECTRE method for selecting the 3PLs providers. This tool incorporates various selection criteria and allows the user to introduce other criteria according to his needs. The application of our tool is demonstrated through an illustrative example
ISSN:2161-1890
DOI:10.1109/ICSSSM.2006.320753