The Supplier Selection Process in Regional Terms – Case Study Analysis

Abstract

The article presents the supplier selection procedure, which is one of the key elements of the whole procurement process, carried out in each business entity. Particular attention was paid to the regional aspect of the issue. It has also been presumed that in the case study, only local suppliers will be taken into account. Such assumption (including close distance between potential supplier and a company) fosters e.g. reduction of costs and delivery time, enhances all supply chain and enables implementation of modern management concepts. In times of strong competition, all these aspects have become particularly important. In the phase of computational experiments, which aimed at ranking and selection of the most desired supplier in the case study, multiple criteria ranking methods - Electre III/IV and Promethee II have been applied.

Remote assessment of quality, processing and economic criteria in qualification of suppliers to the meat packaging foil producer—A Greek case study

“…Quality is often connected with having certifications ensuring that the requirements have been met. The results of the quality assessment and supplier certifications were not always positive [ 47 , 57 ]. However, a study from Tanzania showed that in some regions poor-quality materials were rarely mentioned as a barrier to supplier relationship management [ 32 ].…”

“…However, the PCA and Spearman’s calculations indicated that this subcriterion had no effects on supplier evaluation. Some authors indicated that lead time was not an important factor in supplier evaluation [ 28 , 59 ], yet others pointed out the opposite [ 25 , 51 , 57 ]. Differences might have resulted from the type of raw materials supplied.…”