Novel Fuzzy Composite Indicators for Locating a Logistics Platform under Sustainability Perspectives

The purpose of this paper is to help decision-makers choose the location of a logistics platform with sustainability perspectives. This study presents a compensatory and partially compensatory approach to build composite indicators, using mainly fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making methods. In the f...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 13; no. 7; p. 3891
Main Authors Ayadi, Hana, Hamani, Nadia, Kermad, Lyes, Benaissa, Mounir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2021
MDPI
Subjects
Case studies
Comparative analysis
Computer Science
Data envelopment analysis
Decision making
Engineering Sciences
Indicators
Localization
Logistics
Methods
Multiple criterion
Operations Research
Optimization
Other
Ranking
Sensitivity analysis
Sustainability
Sustainable development
China
composite indicators
multi-criteria decisionmaking
F-MAIRCA
logistics platform
facility location selection
F-FUCOM
F-PROMETHEE
sustainability
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to help decision-makers choose the location of a logistics platform with sustainability perspectives. This study presents a compensatory and partially compensatory approach to build composite indicators, using mainly fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making methods. In the first instance, the fuzzy full consistency method (F-FUCOM) was used to calculate the weight of the criteria and sub-criteria. In the second instance, two aggregation methods, namely the fuzzy multi-attribute ideal-real comparative analysis (F-MAIRCA) and the fuzzy preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluation (F-PROMETHEE), were used to rank the location of a logistics platform. The novelty of the work lays in studying the impact of limited sustainability and weak sustainability on the location of a logistics platform. In this respect, the aggregation of various sustainability criterion in fuzzy compensatory and partially compensatory composite indicators is an innovative and interesting approach used to locate a logistics platform. The obtained results show that economic sustainability is the most important criterion for the selection of a logistics platform, followed by the environmental criterion. Obviously, the F-MAIRCA and F-PROMETHEE methods provided the same ranking orders. Finally, sensitivity analyses were performed to validate the robustness of the proposed approach.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13073891