EVALUATING THE LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE OF THE EU CANDIDATE AND MEMBER COUNTRIES USING THE WENSLO AND ARTASI METHODS

Nuh Keleş; Ata Kahveci

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EVALUATING THE LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE OF THE EU CANDIDATE AND MEMBER COUNTRIES USING THE WENSLO AND ARTASI METHODS

Authors:

Nuh Keleş | Ata Kahveci

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

Lojistik

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 68, pp.43-66

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001347753

pISSN:

1308-2922

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Abstract:

 Recently, important interconnected events experienced around the world, such as COVID-19, the blockage of the Suez Canal, and the decrease in the water level in the Panama Canal, have revealed the importance of logistics activities. This study aimed to evaluate the logistics performances of European Union EU candidates and member countries using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making MCDM methods. This study applied the six Logistic Performance Index LPI criteria, and it utilized a criteria-weighting method known as Weights by ENvelope and SLOpe WENSLO and an MCDM method called Alternative Ranking Technique based on Adaptive Standardized Intervals ARTASI to assess 8 EU candidates EUc and 27 EU members EUm. The findings are compared with the ANGLE, CRITIC, CVM, ENTROPY, GINI, LOPCOW, MEREC, and SD methods for the WENSLO method, and the MABAC, MARCOS, WASPAS, TOPSIS, CRADIS, PIV, and CoCoSo methods are used for the ARTASI method. Finland, a Northern European high-income economy, was ranked first, and Cyprus, although it is an island country and may have logistical connections with many countries, was ranked last among EU countries. On the other hand, Türkiye, which ranks first among the EUc for the LPI by the MCDM, is in a better situation than some EUm. However, other candidates are ranked after the members. This study addresses a relevant and timely topic in the field of logistics performance. In this regard, the use of innovative methods WENSLO and ARTASI sets the paper apart from other studies.

 Recently, important interconnected events experienced around the world, such as COVID-19, the blockage of the Suez Canal, and the decrease in the water level in the Panama Canal, have revealed the importance of logistics activities. This study aimed to evaluate the logistics performances of European Union EU candidates and member countries using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making MCDM methods. This study applied the six Logistic Performance Index LPI criteria, and it utilized a criteria-weighting method known as Weights by ENvelope and SLOpe WENSLO and an MCDM method called Alternative Ranking Technique based on Adaptive Standardized Intervals ARTASI to assess 8 EU candidates EUc and 27 EU members EUm. The findings are compared with the ANGLE, CRITIC, CVM, ENTROPY, GINI, LOPCOW, MEREC, and SD methods for the WENSLO method, and the MABAC, MARCOS, WASPAS, TOPSIS, CRADIS, PIV, and CoCoSo methods are used for the ARTASI method. Finland, a Northern European high-income economy, was ranked first, and Cyprus, although it is an island country and may have logistical connections with many countries, was ranked last among EU countries. On the other hand, Türkiye, which ranks first among the EUc for the LPI by the MCDM, is in a better situation than some EUm. However, other candidates are ranked after the members. This study addresses a relevant and timely topic in the field of logistics performance. In this regard, the use of innovative methods WENSLO and ARTASI sets the paper apart from other studies.

 Recently, important interconnected events experienced around the world, such as COVID-19, the blockage of the Suez Canal, and the decrease in the water level in the Panama Canal, have revealed the importance of logistics activities. This study aimed to evaluate the logistics performances of European Union EU candidates and member countries using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making MCDM methods. This study applied the six Logistic Performance Index LPI criteria, and it utilized a criteria-weighting method known as Weights by ENvelope and SLOpe WENSLO and an MCDM method called Alternative Ranking Technique based on Adaptive Standardized Intervals ARTASI to assess 8 EU candidates EUc and 27 EU members EUm. The findings are compared with the ANGLE, CRITIC, CVM, ENTROPY, GINI, LOPCOW, MEREC, and SD methods for the WENSLO method, and the MABAC, MARCOS, WASPAS, TOPSIS, CRADIS, PIV, and CoCoSo methods are used for the ARTASI method. Finland, a Northern European high-income economy, was ranked first, and Cyprus, although it is an island country and may have logistical connections with many countries, was ranked last among EU countries. On the other hand, Türkiye, which ranks first among the EUc for the LPI by the MCDM, is in a better situation than some EUm. However, other candidates are ranked after the members. This study addresses a relevant and timely topic in the field of logistics performance. In this regard, the use of innovative methods WENSLO and ARTASI sets the paper apart from other studies.

 Son dönemde dünya genelinde yaşanan COVID-19, Süveyş Kanalının tıkanması ve Panama Kanalındaki su seviyesinin düşmesi gibi birbirine bağlı önemli olaylar lojistik faaliyetlerin önemini ortaya koymuştur. Bu çalışma ile Avrupa Birliğine AB üye ve aday ülkelerin lojistik performanslarının, Çok Kriterli Karar Verme ÇKKV yöntemleri kullanılarak değerlendirmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada altı Lojistik Performans Endeksi LPI kriteri uygulanmış ve 8 AB adayı EUc ve 27 AB üyesini EUm değerlendirmek için Weights by ENvelope and SLOpe WENSLO olarak bilinen bir kriter ağırlıklandırma yöntemi ve Alternative Ranking Technique based on Adaptive Standardized Intervals ARTASI adı verilen bir ÇKKV yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, WENSLO yöntemi için ANGLE, CRITIC, CVM, ENTROPY, GINI, LOPCOW, MEREC ve SD yöntemleri ile karşılaştırılırken, ARTASI yöntemi için MABAC, MARCOS, WASPAS, TOPSIS, CRADIS, PIV ve CoCoSo yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre Kuzey Avrupanın yüksek gelirli ekonomilerinden Finlandiya ilk sırada yer alırken, bir ada ülkesi olmasına ve birçok ülke ile lojistik bağlantısı bulunmasına rağmen Kıbrıs AB ülkeleri arasında son sırada yer almıştır. Öte yandan, ÇKKV yöntemine göre LPI için EUc arasında ilk sırada yer alan Türkiye, bazı EUmlerden daha iyi durumdadır. Ancak diğer aday ülkeler, üyelerden sonra sıralanmıştır. Bu çalışma, lojistik performans alanında güncel ve önemli bir konuyu ele almaktadır. Bu bağlamda, yenilikçi yöntemlerin WENSLO ve ARTASI kullanılması, çalışmayı diğer çalışmalardan ayırmaktadır.

Article Details

EVALUATING THE LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE OF THE EU CANDIDATE AND MEMBER COUNTRIES USING THE WENSLO AND ARTASI METHODS

Authors:

Nuh Keleş | Ata Kahveci

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

Lojistik

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 68, pp.43-66

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001347753

pISSN:

1308-2922

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Authors: Nuh Keleş | Ata Kahveci

Publisher: Pamukkale University

Main Topics: Lojistik

Journal: Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 68, pp.43-66

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001347753

pISSN: 1308-2922

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Authors:

Nuh Keleş | Ata Kahveci

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

Lojistik

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 68, pp.43-66

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001347753

pISSN:

1308-2922