Cold Chain Logistics Firm Selection by Using Ahp-Vikor Integrated Method and a Case Study in Food Industry
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2020
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
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With the Industry 4.0, a new trend has started for all sectors and enterprises have entered into a period of intense working and investment to turn into intelligent systems. Cold chain logistics also has the same trend, and companies have pushed the button to be involved in this process. Due to changing lifestyles and generally decreasing prices, the world market for perishable products such as processed foods and cooled products is growing. Cold chain transportation is an important issue in basic food and health product logistics to prevent the growth of harmful microorganisms and to ensure that the products remain intact. In this study, it is aimed to determine the right cold chain logistics firm for company EDB that is a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) operating in the food industry. Firstly, the selection criteria are defined according to the literature survey and expert views. AHP approach has been used to calculate the weight of them. After the determination of weight of criteria, VIKOR approach has been used to identify the best cold chain logistics firm for company EDB. The results were obtained by using Expert Choice 11.0 and Excel calculator finally the best one has been determined. © 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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Ahp, Cold Chain, Decision Making, Industry 4.0, Vikor
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Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering -- 19th International Symposium for Production Research, ISPR 2019 -- 28 August 2019 through 30 August 2019 -- Vienna -- 233539
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415