“…This approach was initially applied to supplier selection problem in [1], [2] through the use of a linear integer programming model and several advanced models have been developed afterwards by extending the approach to other areas such as network processes [3] - [8], the fuzzy concept [9] - [12], game theory [13], risk theory [14], and others. Moreover, each mathematical model has different attributes based on the problem they are meant to solve as observed in facility disruption [15], holding cost discount [16], deteriorating item scheme [17], [18], fast service scheme [19], and price break scheme [20]. For field application purposes, several articles have reported the methods used in solving supplier selection problem with some observed in industries such as automotive manufacturing [21], financial [22], power source [23] - [25], healthcare [26], [27], and others.…”