Prioritization of key indicators affecting the development of a sustainable urban logistics network with a social development and manpower approach

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management, Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Management, School of Management and Accounting, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author)

3 Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Mazandaran University, Sari, Iran

10.30510/psi.2022.297633.2063

Abstract

Currently, urban logistics is an important issue in supply chain management and urban planning. However, different stakeholders whose goals are inconsistent and sometimes offer conflicting points of view try to offer different approaches. The purpose of this article is to prioritize the factors affecting the development of sustainable urban logistics network with a social development and manpower approach from the point of view of urban operational logistics managers, ie those experts who have a role in architectural development and systematic urban transportation structure design. They are very effective. The main features of this research are: economic, environmental and social. First, the relevant research literature in this field is reviewed and then the opinions of experts are collected in the form of a questionnaire. The statistical population of this research consists of 57 logistics managers active in the intercity supply chain system in the country. Then, using fuzzy TOPSIS method, the opinions of experts are analyzed and finally, the results of the analytical framework are presented and the selected top indicators are determined and summarized in the form of conclusions and suggestions.

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