Application of analytic network process in agricultural products logistics performance evaluation

Abstract

Besides the technology advancement and political support, an important factor in the development of agriculture is the circulation of agricultural materials and products, which is agricultural products logistics. This paper analyzed the meaning of agricultural products logistics and characteristics of its development. This paper established an agricultural products logistics performance evaluation indices system based on analytic network process (ANP) performance evaluation methodology. Then it discussed the theoretical foundations and application process of ANP and analyzed dependence and feedback among indices. Super Decisions software was used to obtain the result of ANP model for the indices system. The case study in this paper proves that the ANP method can solve problems with dependent indices effectively. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.