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 | Description | Sources |
| Resource availability () | It providers the availability of water, power, raw material, and labor resources in the location | Awasthi 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 cargo | Kuo [1] Demirel et al. [2] | Expansion possibility () | Ability to increase size to accommodate growing demands | Awasthi et al. [9] Turskis and Zavadskas [8] | Investment cost () | Investment costs in acquiring land, vehicle resources, drivers, taxes, and so forth for the location | Awasthi 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 forth | Kuo [1] |
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