Research Article

A Selection Model to Logistic Centers Based on TOPSIS and MCGP Methods: The Case of Airline Industry

Table 3

Evaluation references source for each criterion.

Criteria of location DescriptionSources

Resource availability ( )It providers the availability of water, power, raw material, and labor resources in the locationAwasthi et al. [9]
Li et al. [11]
Location resistance ( )It means the distance from location to main manufacturing and consumer marketplace, respectively. It will affect the logistic cost and time of cargoKuo [1]
Demirel et al. [2]
Expansion possibility ( )Ability to increase size to accommodate growing demandsAwasthi et al. [9]
Turskis and Zavadskas [8]
Investment cost ( )Investment costs in acquiring land, vehicle resources, drivers, taxes, and so forth for the locationAwasthi et al. [9]
Demirel et al. [2]
Turskis and Zavadskas [8]
Hsu and Liou [22]
Information abilities ( )It provides the availability of information service on logistics, business, financing activities, and so forthKuo [1]