Identification of key influencing factors of forest fruit cold chain logistics vulnerability based on DEMATEL-ISM
[Objective]Exploring the vulnerability influencing factors in the circulation process of forest fruit cold chain logistics,aiming to put forward a method of identifying the key influencing factors of vulnerability in forest fruit cold chain logistics in view of the problems of high loss,low circulation rate,and easy to be interrupted in the cold chain circulation process of forest fruits.[Method]The main business links,participating parties and the vulnerability of forest fruit cold chain logistics were sorted out,the vulnerability factors were identified by integrating the literature research method and the Delphi method,and the key influencing factors of forest fruit cold chain logistics vulnerability were identified by integrating the Decision making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory(DEMATEL)and the Interpretative Structural Model(ISM).The multi-level hierarchical structure model was drawn to explore the deep-seated causes of the vulnerability of forest fruit cold chain logistics and to grasp the intrinsic mechanism of vulnerability formation.[Result]It was found that in the forest fruit cold chain logistics system,management quality awareness,information sharing and industry competition pressure were the deep root causes of the vulnerability of forest fruit cold chain logistics,which was the root cause of the vulnerability of this complex system;the complexity of the organizational structure,the quality of forest fruits,the timeliness of the cold chain distribution,and the rational planning of the cold chain logistics path were the surface direct causes,which was the most intuitive appearance of the vulnerability of the forest fruit cold chain logistics;the other influencing factors were the intermediate and indirect causes,which were the transitional layers of the vulnerability of the forest fruit cold chain logistics and were affected by the deep causes and at the same time influence the surface causes.[Conclusion]From the key factors affecting the vulnerability of the cold chain logistics of forest fruits and the deep-rooted causes,it can be concluded that the government departments should improve the policy standards and regulatory system of the cold chain logistics of forest fruits to create a favorable environment for the stable development of the cold chain logistics of forest fruits;the industry should formulate the industry norms to ensure the benign competition and to reduce the loss of forest fruits;the enterprises should improve the quality consciousness during the production process,introduce the cold chain professionals,improve the degree of the employees'work synergy and the degree of the information sharing among the enterprises,and increase the rate of the circulation of the forest fruits in the cold chain.
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