A Solution Approach for Agricultural Service Center Location Problem Using TOPSIS, DEA and SAW Techniques - Technology Management for Sustainable Production and Logistics - page 27

Table 1 Services description
Characteristics Service type

Pre-production Production Post production

Input supply Mechanization Consulting for farms Financial Consulting Inspection Business

Single Multiple Multiple Single Multiple Single Multiple

Times for each
season

Customer for each
service

A, B, C A A A B, C B, C A, B, C

On farm On farm On service center On service

center

On site On site On site

Location of ser-
vice demand

Unlimited Limited Unlimited Limited Unlimited Unlimited Limited

Capacity

Demand weight Weighted Weighted Un-weighted Weighted Un-weighted Un-weighted Weighted

Ye s Ye s No Ye s No No Ye s

Time criticality