Warehouse Location Selection: Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Application in Retail Sector

Öz

In today's rapidly developing business world, logistics and supply chain management are becoming more and more important. In this context, warehouses are important connection points that provide communication between all organizations and activities throughout the supply chain. Warehouse location selection is, therefore, an important decision problem due to its impact on the supply chain. In this study, it is aimed to select the most appropriate warehouse location by integrating the fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and fuzzy TODIM techniques for an organization operating in the retail sector. The criteria set developed for the selection of the most suitable warehouse location, in other words, the conceptual framework has been developed by literature review. Fuzzy AHP was used to find the importance weights of the criteria. Alternatives were evaluated using the fuzzy TODIM technique. Some implications have been developed based on the results.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Supply Chain,Warehouse Location Selection,Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process,Fuzzy TODIM

Depo Yeri Seçimi: Perakende Sektöründe Melez Çok Kriterli Karar Verme Uygulaması

Öz

Günümüzün hızla gelişen iş dünyasında, lojistik ve tedarik zinciri yönetimi gittikçe daha önemli hale gelmektedir. Bu bağlamda, depolar, tedarik zinciri boyunca bütün organizasyonlar ve faaliyetler arası iletişimi sağlayan önemli bağlantı noktalarıdır. Depo yeri seçimi bu nedenle tedarik zinciri üzerindeki etkisi nedeniyle önemli bir karar sorunudur. Bu çalışmada, perakende sektöründe faaliyet gösteren büyük bir kuruluş için bulanık Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci (AHS) ve bulanık TODIM teknikleri entegre edilerek en uygun depo yeri seçiminin yapılması hedeflenmiştir. En uygun depo yeri seçimi için geliştirilen kriter seti, diğer bir deyişle kavramsal çerçeve, literatür taraması ile geliştirilmiştir. Bulanık AHS kriterlerin önem ağırlıklarının bulunmasında kullanılmış, alternatifler ise bulanık TODIM tekniği kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Çıkan sonuçlara bağlı çıkarımlar geliştirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Tedarik Zinciri,Depo Yeri Seçimi,Bulanık Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci,Bulanık TODIM

Kaynakça

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