Journal of Enterprise Information Management · 2014 · 28 citations · 24 references
ManagementOperations ManagementSupply Chain ManagementDecision AnalysisMulti-criteria Decision MakingSupply Chain Performance ManagementFuzzy Multi-criteria Decision MakingSupplier Cost ManagementSupplier DevelopmentSupplier ManagementSupplier Performance ManagementSupplier SelectionAnalytic Hierarchy ProcessFuzzy Analytic Hierarchy ProcessMulti-criteria Supplier SelectionQuality-based Supplier SelectionSupplier Selection Decision MakingTotal Quality Cost
Purpose Purchasing activities of a company form a very important part in the operation of the company. The quality of production and services mainly rely on the performance of the suppliers. In addition, a large amount of the product's total cost belongs to the purchasing cost of its materials. Therefore, selecting the most suitable suppliers is very important for the firm. Unfortunately, most of the time, suppliers cannot provide the highest quality parts on-time at the lowest costs in the market. In other words, quality, delivery and cost objectives conflict with each other. The purpose of this paper is to determine the best supplier for the firm according to these conflicting objectives.
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