USING THE INTEGRATED FUZZY LINGUISTIC APPROACH TO ANALYZE ENABLERS OF THE LOGISTICS OUTSOURCING DECISION MAKING: MEKONG DELTA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SUPPLY CHAIN CONTEXT

Abstract

Logistics outsourcing is becoming a trend of logistics activities of enterprises, especially agribusiness enterprises in Vietnam. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors affecting the decision to outsource logistics services. This study presents an integrated fuzzy index approach including fuzzy inferred structure model (FISM), fuzzy cross-effect matrix multiplication for factor group classification (FMICMAC) to determine the importance actually of the elements. The results showed that 14 factors have the greatest impact on the decision to outsource logistics services in the Mekong Delta region.