A New Mathematical Approach for Suppliers Selection: Accounting for Non-Homogeneity is Important
Author(s)
Saen, Reza Farzipoor
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2007
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
The assumption of classical supplier selection models is based on complete homogeneity of suppliers. In spite of this assumption in many applications some suppliers do not comprehensively consume common inputs to comprehensively supply common outputs. The objective of this paper is to propose an innovative method for selecting slightly non-homogeneous suppliers. A numerical example demonstrates the application of the proposed method.The assumption of classical supplier selection models is based on complete homogeneity of suppliers. In spite of this assumption in many applications some suppliers do not comprehensively consume common inputs to comprehensively supply common outputs. The objective of this paper is to propose an innovative method for selecting slightly non-homogeneous suppliers. A numerical example demonstrates the application of the proposed method.
View less >
View less >
Journal Title
Applied Mathematics and Computation
Volume
185
Issue
1
Subject
Business and Management not elsewhere classified
Applied Mathematics
Numerical and Computational Mathematics
Computation Theory and Mathematics