Nowadays, postal services and third-party logistics (3PL) have been pressured by the increasing demand for delivery services. Therefore, they need to improve their last-mile strategies meet customers’ expectations. This paper aims investigate how service expectations affect process in urban areas using a multiple-criteria decision support system based on Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP)....

To solve the problems of impact carbon emission reduction and low-carbon advertising on supply chain fresh agricultural products, a three-level system composed manufacturer, retailer third-party logistics service provider is taken as research object. The profit functions each party under three contracts manufacturer bearing, bearing two parties jointly cost are, respectively, established to opt...

Based on the cooperation between retailer and third-party network platform, this article used consumer valuation model considering sale price and logistics factors. It calculated the optimal sale price and logistics service level in both traditional channel and internet channel and then get the maximal profit. By discussing the range of wholesale price, it analyzed the respective profits of ret...

This research paper aims to give a new dimension to the decision maker by proposing a hybrid model of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and preference ranking organisation method for enrichment evaluation (PROMETHEE) in 3PL selection. It uses an integrated approach of AHP-PROMTHEE as a selection methodology to select an efficient and requisite 3PL firm for a manufacturer. A relatively new and us...