A visualization model based on adjacency data
Decision Support Systems
Group prioritization in the AHP by fuzzy preference programming method
Computers and Operations Research
Group decision making based on multiple types of linguistic preference relations
Information Sciences: an International Journal
Spatial analysis of the suitability of olive plantations for wildlife habitat restoration
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
A combined fuzzy MCDM approach for selecting shopping center site: An example from Istanbul, Turkey
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
A new multiple criteria decision making method based on intuitionistic fuzzy information
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
What is relative measurement? The ratio scale phantom
Mathematical and Computer Modelling: An International Journal
Agricultural land use suitability analysis using GIS and AHP technique
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
A Spatial Decision Support System design for land reallocation: A case study in Turkey
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
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Site selection for companies is a complex and unstructured problem that must be analyzed carefully and properly, since a localization error could drive to bankrupt. This problem has been discussed widely and effectively using multi-attribute methods in a manufacturing context, but it has been little studied in agribusiness. The goal of this work is a methodological approach oriented to evaluate optimal locations of new agri-food warehouses. Furthermore, a literature review is developed, analyzing the location problem and the attributes and techniques most widely used applied to agribusiness, and a case-study is presented in order to exemplify the methodological proposal. The multi-attribute technique called Analytic Hierarchy Process has been selected as the basis for the research, and it is applied to the real case study analyzed: the selection of a site for a new banana distribution warehouse. Six generic criteria have been analyzed: accessibility to the area, distance, cost, security of the region, local acceptance of the company, and its needs. The process includes the assignment of attributes to each one of the generic criteria, as well as the assessment of their importance levels. Three different areas of Guadalajara, Jalisco, and Mexico DF have been evaluated for the case-study, and the methodological proposal has been utilized to determine the best option.