MCDM Methods for Selection of Handling Equipment inLogistics:A Brief Review

Jusufbašić Alma

Authors

Jusufbašić Alma Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering Author

Keywords:

MCDM, Methods, Handling, Equipment;

Abstract

This review considers the application of multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods in the evaluation process of handlingequipment in logistics.In order to present a current review of research papers, 21articles published in the period from 2010 to date were analyzed. All research papers were searched using the Google Scholar web search engine. This paper presents various MCDM methods used to select equipment such as forklifts, cranes,conveyors, automatically guided vehicles, autonomousmobile robots, and reach stackers in warehouses, ports, city logistics, as well as intermodal transport. We analyzed research papers related to the application of MCDM methods including AHP, MABAC, SWARA, ARAS, FUCOM, CRITIC, and MARCOS, as well as various fuzzy methods. As the studies analyzed in the paper have been published from 2010 to the present,this indicates the importance and relevance of this area of research. Thepurpose of this paper is to encourage additional research in this area and provide a summary of the most recent studies in this field. The results of thepaper showed that the most used handling equipment was the conveyor.

Author Biography

Jusufbašić Alma, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering

Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Doboj, University of East Sarajevo, Vojvode Mišića 52,74000 Doboj, Bosnia andHerzegovina

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