Research Article

ELECTRE I Based Relevance Decision-Makers Feedback to the Location Selection of Distribution Centers

Table 3

The criteria used for selection of a location of DCs.

Criteria Definition Unit Type

Security Security of the location from accidents Qualitative Benefit
Connectivity to multimodal transport Connectivity of the urban DCs with other modes of transport Quantitative Benefit
Costs Costs combining land cost, vehicle resources cost, policy cost and taxes Quantitative Cost
Proximity to customers Distance of location to customer Quantitative Benefit
Proximity to suppliers Distance of location to suppliers Quantitative Benefit
Conformance to sustainable freight regulations Ability to conform to sustainable freight restriction imposed by public authorities Qualitative Benefit