Title: Multi-criteria decision making approach: a sustainable warehouse location selection problem

Authors: Rakesh D. Raut; Balkrishna E. Narkhede; Bhaskar B. Gardas; Vaijayanti Raut

Addresses: Operations and Supply Chain Management, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Room No. 211, Administration building, 2nd Floor, Vihar Lake, Mumbai 87, India ' Department of Production Engineering, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), H.R Mahajani Marg, Matunga, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Pin 400019, India ' Mechanical Engineering Department, 8, Saboo Siddik Polytechnic Road, New Nagpada, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400008, India ' Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400008, India

Abstract: The selection of a strategic location of a sustainable warehouse is a multi-criteria decision making problem and has a great importance for many companies as it improves efficiency of the overall supply chain. The aim of the present research work is to identify the crucial, sustainable selection criteria for the chemical industry warehouse, along with the potential sites and to select the most appropriate site for the same. Eleven crucial selection parameters are identified from the literature review and opinions of experts, then analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is employed for ranking the criteria and selecting the best location among the four potential sites. After analysing the 11 selection parameters, it finds that governmental policies and regulations (C1), climatic conditions of the region (C2) and strategic location (C4) are the most significant factors. Site 'A' is found to have the highest relative weight amongst all four potential sites. The developed AHP hierarchical model is intended to guide the managers of the organisation in understanding the importance of the sustainability criteria in the process of warehouse selection.

Keywords: sustainability; warehouse selection; multi-criteria decision making; MCDM; analytic hierarchy process; AHP; chemical industries; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMCP.2017.085834

International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2017 Vol.10 No.3, pp.260 - 281

Received: 15 Feb 2017
Accepted: 06 Mar 2017
Published online: 15 Aug 2017 *

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