Overseas Warehouse Deployment for Cross-Border E-Commerce in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative

The development of cross-border e-commerce is generally faced with problems such as high freight, long transportation time, and low service level. However, overseas warehouses can effectively solve the above to a certain extent, they improve consumer satisfaction. Therefore, this paper proposed method combined entropy technique for order preference by similarity ideal solution (E-TOPSIS) model complex network analysis theory make comprehensive determination warehouse locations China’s exports in context Belt Road Initiative (B&R). We selected 62 countries along B&R pre-candidates then evaluated significance each node Chinese export products. Finally, 15 were identified optimal products B&R. results provide reference deployment enterprises well construction