Özet:

The aim of this study is to select the most suitable logistics service provider for the logistics operations of a foreign trade company operating in the hazardous materials sector in Africa, Europe, and Asia. In line with the purpose of the study, the data obtained from the literature and interviews conducted between 09-30.06.2020 with the import and export operations specialist of FS Foreign Trade company were analysed by TOPSIS Method. In the study, logistics service providers for different continental markets were evaluated using 6 main criteria, 19 sub-criteria related to the main criteria, 4 alternatives for the African and Asian continent, and 5 alternatives for the European continent. In addition to the criteria in the literature, the fact that the weight of the pandemic criteria added depending on the conditions of the day has a different value for each continent, along with other criteria, has shown that it will positively or negatively affect the ideal solution. The most ideal logistics service providers have been identified for each continent. In particular, the implementation of the application for three different continents has enabled the impact of the pandemic on the choice of the logistics service providers to be evaluated more concretely.

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