An a posteriori decision support methodology for solving the multi-criteria supplier selection problem

Kellner, Florian; Lienland, Bernhard; Utz, Sebastian

doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2018.06.044

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“…Technology criteria are reflected by current manufacturing capacities, research and development (R&D) capacities, etc. [5,21,23,37,38].…”

Section: Economic Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, when making decisions, these firms consider the social impact of the performance of their suppliers. In current studies, social criteria often include the public disclosure of social performance, education and training program support, and employee health and safety [5,23,25,38,39].…”

Section: Social Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Equation (4) limits the production of the manufacturing plant m so that production cannot exceed the plant's maximum capacity. Equation (5) ensures that the average soft competitiveness of all of the purchased components is not below the average soft competitiveness of the three suppliers. To achieve cost minimization, the soft competitiveness performance of the suppliers may have been sacrificed to some extent.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Supplier selection is an important strategic decision in developing a competitive supply chain because firms often outsource raw materials, components, or services to suppliers to enhance the core competitiveness of the firm [4]. Moreover, high procurement costs induce firms to select suppliers very cautiously and to establish long-term collaborative relationships with fewer suppliers [5]. Consequently, choosing the appropriate supplier is vital to improve the quality of the final products, enhance business continuity, and maintain the strategic competitiveness of a firm [6].…”

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Supplier Selection and Order Allocation under a Carbon Emission Trading Scheme: A Case Study from China

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In implementing carbon emission trading schemes (ETSs), the cost of carbon embedded in raw materials further complicates supplier selection and order allocation. Firms have to make decisions by comprehensively considering the cost and the important intangible performance of suppliers. This paper uses an analytic network process-integer programming (ANP-IP) model based on a multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach to solve the above issues by first evaluating and then optimizing them. The carbon embedded in components, which can be used to reflect the carbon competitiveness of a supplier, is integrated into the ANP-IP model. In addition, an international large-scale electronic equipment manufacturer in China is used to validate the model. Different scenarios involving different carbon prices are designed to analyze whether China's current ETS drives firms to choose more low-carbon suppliers. The results show that current carbon constraints are not stringent enough to drive firms to select low-carbon suppliers. A more stringent ETS with a higher carbon price could facilitate the creation of a low-carbon supply chain. The analysis of the firm's total cost and of the total cost composition indicates that the impact of a more stringent ETS on the firm results mainly from indirect costs instead of direct costs. The indirect cost is caused by the suppliers' transfer of part of the low-carbon investment in the product, and arises from buying carbon permits with high carbon prices. Implications revealed by the model analysis are discussed to provide guidance to suppliers regarding the balance between soft competitiveness and low-carbon production capability and to provide guidance to the firm on how to cooperate with suppliers to achieve a mutually beneficial situation.

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“…Technology criteria are reflected by current manufacturing capacities, research and development (R&D) capacities, etc. [5,21,23,37,38].…”

Section: Economic Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Social Criteriamentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Supplier Selection and Order Allocation under a Carbon Emission Trading Scheme: A Case Study from China

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“…Additionally, companies have increasingly been interested in reducing the number of suppliers to establish long-term relationships with reliable partners to improve the supply chain performance (Abdolshah, 2013;Kellner, Lienland, & Utz, 2018). Consequently, supplier selection is one of the most important and fundamental decisions in procurement and purchasing processes, drawing significant attention in the literature and practice due to the degree of difficulty involved in this multi-criteria decision-making process (Boran, Genç, Kurt, & Akay, 2009;Chai, Liu, & Ngai, 2013).…”

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Research Opportunities for Supplier Selection: An Analysis from Literature Reviews

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Ayala

2019

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This article aims to identify different literature reviews of supplier selection to analyze the topics addressed in these documents, and suggest research opportunities for future literature reviews in issues that have not been addressed in the literature or require a deeper approach. This study states that the majority of existing literature reviews focus on the analysis of supplier selection methods and criteria, and uncertainty management, environmental management, and sustainability have been addressed in recent years. As a conclusion, it is suggested to focus future literature reviews on topics such as risk management, statistical methods, methods applied to industry sectors, implementation of supplier selection to small and medium enterprises, comparative analysis of solution methods performance, and the adaptation of solution methods from areas different to supplier selection. Likewise, it is recommended to continue updating literature reviews related to green and sustainable supplier selection, and uncertainty management in supplier selection, especially for the last 3-5 years.

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Integrating sustainability and resilience in the supply chain: A systematic literature review and a research agenda

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Sustainability has emerged as an important industrial strategic outlook expanding beyond organizational boundaries to include the supply chain. Simultaneously, the industry has also been faced with supply chain resilience concerns. Research on the intersection of supply chain sustainability and resilience is nascent and is a consequence of their observed mutual influences. However, confusion about concepts, implementation methods, and measurements of sustainable and resilient supply chains remains. This study completes a systematic literature review that critically examines several major observations and directions. We find the concept of sustainable supply chains is more established, and general agreement on its theoretical foundations exists. Supply chain resilience is relatively less mature. The nexus and relationships between the two topics are often incoherent: there is confusion on sustainable and resilient supply chains establishment; there is no clarity on what practices could jointly advance both areas. A major conflict exists since sustainability generally focuses on efficiency, while resilience seeks effectiveness. We recommend studies to analyze implementation relationships and impact. We also observe that performance measurement systems should be developed to assess supply chain sustainability and resilience performance taking with explicit consideration time horizons considered in these measures.

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An a posteriori decision support methodology for solving the multi-criteria supplier selection problem

Cited by 74 publications

References 75 publications

Supplier Selection and Order Allocation under a Carbon Emission Trading Scheme: A Case Study from China

Supplier Selection and Order Allocation under a Carbon Emission Trading Scheme: A Case Study from China

Research Opportunities for Supplier Selection: An Analysis from Literature Reviews

Integrating sustainability and resilience in the supply chain: A systematic literature review and a research agenda

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