The Selection of the Logistics Center Location Based on MCDM/A Methodology

The paper presents the first stage of the MCDM/A-based two-stage procedure resulting in the selection of the most desirable location of the logistics centre. In the first stage, the macro-analysis of the regions is carried out and multiple criteria evaluation of their technological, infrastructural, economic, social and environmental potential is performed. The decision problem is formulated as a multiple criteria ranking problem. The considered variants – regions are ranked from the best to the worst – in terms of their suitability for locating the logistics centre within their boundaries – with the application of the MCDM/A method, called Electre III/IV. The variants and a consistent family of criteria are defined, the decision maker's preferences are modelled and the results of computational experiments are demonstrated.