APPLYING FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS METHOD FOR LOCATION PRIORITY EVALUATION OF LOGISTICS CENTERS SUGGESTED IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Abstract

Recent years, sea transportation has increased dramatically in both ocean freight rates and the volume of goods transported. The issues relating to overload and bottlenecks in seaports, logistics centers (LGC) and inland container depot (ICD) in Hồ Chí Minh city is a current concern that needs to be performed. The approaching solution is to expand existing storage or invest in a new one. The network generation of logistics centers and ICD is the matter concerned significantly. This study employs a set of 4 main criteria and 12 sub-criteria to evaluate priority under the quantitative method, pointing out the best position in 4 logistics centers suggested in Hồ Chí Minh city. The performance of Fuzzy - Analytic Hierarchy Process) (FAHP) has been applied to calculate the final ranking result.