چكيده به لاتين
With the globalization of business and the subsequent competitive pressures, the impact and
importance of using third-party logistics companies, which leads to the ability of companies to
quickly and timely provide products tailored to customers, is always an effective weight in the
success of companies. The important aspects of gaining a competitive advantage have been
considered. Considering the importance of this issue in the construction industry, the researcher
has conducted a research in this field. This research is a descriptive survey research in terms of
data collection method. First, the selection criteria of the third-party logistics company are
collected through review studies, then for the initial design of the model and checking the
content validity, interviews and semi-structured questionnaires are carried out with experts in
the university and industry. Then, with a quantitative survey method and the distribution of a
structured questionnaire in the related statistical sample, in order to categorize the sub-indexes
of the exploratory factor analysis, to check the reliability of Cronbach's alpha, the normality of
the data using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, the construct validity of the variables and indices.
As a result of them, confirmatory factor analysis test is used. The research questions are
examined with the sample t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, Friedman's test and
structural equation modeling. Based on the findings of this research, the selection criteria of
the third party logistics sets in the construction industry, in 36 sub-indexes and with the
exploratory factor analysis classification method in 9 main indexes, including the criteria:
economic-financial, relationship with the employer, services, service quality, information
system , equipment, flexibility, professionalism, location, it was determined that there is a
positive and significant relationship between the research variables at the confidence level of
99%. The prioritization of the selection criteria of the third-party logistics complex based on
the results of the Friedman test in order of importance are: economic-financial, information
system, service quality, professional, relationship with the employer, location, services,
flexibility, equipment, also based on the fit of the conceptual model of the research. The
consistency of the conceptual model with the collected data has been confirmed.
