AHP–MARCOS–TOPSIS Approach in Logistics Center Site Selection: Türkiye Example

This article determines the most suitable location for an economy-based logistics center. First of all, among all the provinces in Türkiye, 12 provinces with the most significant deficit in the 8 years covering 2013–2021 and in the estimated foreign trade volume of 2025 are determined. Among these 12 provinces, there are also provinces with logistics centers; thus, the reliability of this study is checked with real data. In this study, the criteria for the logistics center are prepared comprehensively, including 7 main criteria and 24 sub-criteria. The importance weight of the criteria is obtained using the AHP technique. The AHP, MARCOS, and TOPSIS methods are used to rank alternative provinces. Even if this study is prepared mainly on the basis of “Economy”, sensitivity analysis is carried out according to all the main criteria. The change in the ranking of the alternatives according to the criterion changes is observed with the AHP, MARCOS, and TOPSIS methods. The methods used gave results consistent with the actual data. Among the methods used in this study, the TOPSIS method is found to be more sensitive to changes in criterion weights through sensitivity analysis. At the end of this study, the Adana and Hatay provinces are suggested for the logistics center by taking into account the sensitivity analysis.