A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach based on Fuzzy Theory and Credibility Mechanism for Logistics Center Location Selection

As a hot topic in supply chain management, fuzzy method has been widely used in logistics center location selection to improve the reliability and suitability of the logistics center location selection with respect to the impacts of both qualitative and quantitative factors. However, it does not consider the credibility of experts in pre-decisions. So this paper proposes a multi-criteria decision making model based on credibility of decision makers by introducing credibility mechanism into fuzzy multi-criteria decision making approach. In this way, only the decision makers who pass the credibility evaluation are qualified to assess. Finally, a practical example is analyzed to illustrate how to use the model. The result shows that the fuzzy multi-criteria decision making model based on credibility of decision makers can improve the reliability and suitability of site selection for the logistics center.