International location selection for production fragmentation

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Highlights：

• International production fragmentation plays an important role as a strategic advantage for companies.

• Location selection is a strategic issue that has an impact on the company’s income and success.

• Selection of the most suitable location is an important multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem.

• Potential locations are ranked based on their overall performance by using fuzzy TOPSIS.

• Uncertainty of human decision-making is considered through a fuzzy concept in a fuzzy environment.

摘要

•International production fragmentation plays an important role as a strategic advantage for companies.•Location selection is a strategic issue that has an impact on the company’s income and success.•Selection of the most suitable location is an important multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem.•Potential locations are ranked based on their overall performance by using fuzzy TOPSIS.•Uncertainty of human decision-making is considered through a fuzzy concept in a fuzzy environment.

论文关键词：Location selection,International production fragmentation,Fuzzy TOPSIS,Multi criteria decision-making,Electronics industry

论文评审过程：Received 17 October 2019, Revised 3 December 2020, Accepted 31 December 2020, Available online 5 January 2021, Version of Record 25 January 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.114564