Fuzzy multi-criteria decision making model for selection of logistics center: An application for Eastern Anatolia

Location of logistics center is one of the most important factors that affects the economic growth of the logistics sector. Logistics centers are realized growth primarily regionally and provide a positive contribution to the country's economy. Logistics centers need to be established close proximity or easily accessible to transportation networks like road, rail and sea for the management and administration of the goods of different ways of handling. For these reasons, locating logistics center has become a critical issue. Selection of logistics center location problem is a decision making problem that include large degree of uncertainty. In this study, in order to achieve the best solution, criteria weights are calculated by Buckley's fuzzy AHP then, these weights are used in type-2 fuzzy TOPSIS. The best trail for the location of logistics center is determined with Type-2 Fuzzy TOPSIS method. In this study, logistics center site selection problem is analyzed for the Eastern Anatolia Region. Malatya, Erzurum and Van, identified as the city of three alternatives, according to the criteria used in the literature in order to evaluate these cities, four main criteria and six sub-criteria are identified.