In this paper, through an empirical study it is explored how respondents viewed suitable modes on locations for developing a distribution park. A fuzzy multiple criteria Q-analysis (MCQA) method is used to empirically evaluate location development for suitable types of international distribution park. The fuzzy MCQA method integrates MCQA, a fuzzy measure method and a fuzzy grade classification method. | Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research 22 (2012), Number 1, 79-96 DOI: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON ASSESSING OPTIMAL TYPE OF DISTRIBUTION PARK: APPLYING FUZZY MULTICRITERIA Q-ANALYSIS METHOD . LEE Overseas Chinese University, Taiwan . LIN Overseas Chinese University, Taiwan shuchen@ Received: December 2010 / Accepted: September 2011 Abstract: In this paper, through an empirical study it is explored how respondents viewed suitable modes on locations for developing a distribution park. A fuzzy multiple criteria Q-analysis (MCQA) method is used to empirically evaluate location development for suitable types of international distribution park. The fuzzy MCQA method integrates MCQA, a fuzzy measure method and a fuzzy grade classification method. This improves the constraints evaluated by decision-makers, resulting in an explicit result value for each criterion to be evaluated, greatly decreasing the complexity of the evaluation process and preserving the advantages of the traditional MCQA method. Keywords: International distribution park, evaluation criteria, fuzzy MCQA method, grade classification method. MSC: 90-06 1. INTRODUCTION In timely response to customer demands for modern commercial distribution, firms focus on the storage of many basic materials in a few strategic logistics bases, thus contributing to differentiation in logistics services. To develop a distribution park, government needs to craft polices that attract firms [18, 12]. From the perspective of firms, a distribution park provides a place for firms to achieve a number of functional 80 . Lee / An Empirical Study on Assessing Optimal Type activities, including transportation, storage, consolidation, assembly, inspection, labeling, packaging, financing, information, and R&D services for varying periods of time [8, 12]. Several logistics parks have been established at major Asian port cities, including Shanghai Waigaoqiao Bond Distribution .
