Applying supplier selection methodologies in a multi-stakeholder environment: A case study and a critical assessment

Abstract Businesses establish supply chains in order to continue their activities. Choosing the suppliers to take part in these supply chains poses many challenges in rapidly changing conditions. Environmental concerns in the public, competitive market structures, and developing technological opportunities affect the decision-making processes. Different criteria are taken into consideration instead of traditional criteria such as cost and service. In this study, green, agile, and Industry 4.0 dimensions and the criteria under these dimensions are defined. According to these, the problem of selecting the supplier that responds to the expectations of the markets and enables them to increase their competitiveness was discussed. Fuzzy SWARA and fuzzy BMW methods were applied in an integrated way to solve the supplier selection problem under these three dimensions. A real case study was also presented. In the study, the results obtained by creating different scenarios were compared and sensitivity analysis was made. The results obtained show that the hybrid method developed in this study is effective in supplier selection problems. As a result of the study, the most important evaluation dimension is "agile" and the most important criterion is "delivery speed".

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Barcelona’s science diplomacy: towards an ecosystem-driven internationalization strategy

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ◽

10.1057/s41599-020-00602-y ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Alexis Roig ◽

Jia Liang Sun-Wang ◽

Juan-Luis Manfredi-Sánchez

Keyword(s):

Scientific Community ◽

Public Institutions ◽

Financial Capital ◽

Innovation Ecosystem ◽

Science Diplomacy ◽

Internationalization Strategy ◽

Stakeholder Partnerships ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Internal Stakeholders

Abstract Urban innovation ecosystems are set to play a prominent role in the internationalization and governance of big cities. By harboring solid scientific and technological assets and attracting both human and financial capital, they are best suited to become the pivotal actors of effective multi-stakeholder partnerships between the scientific community, public institutions, the private sector and civil society. In 2018, Barcelona’s knowledge and innovation ecosystem came together to launch a comprehensive diplomatic strategy to put the city’s science and technology at the forefront of global challenges. This paper presents the case study of Barcelona and discuss the opportunities for city-led science diplomacy as a formal, institutionalized practice aimed to reinforcing the insertion of local interests in the international scene while favouring the open interaction between the internal stakeholders involved.

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Mathematical Analysis of Supply Chain Optimization focusing on Artificial Neural Network: A case study in Apparel Manufacturing Organization

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1173130/v1 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Shibbir Ahmad ◽

Mohammad Kamruzzaman

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supplier Selection ◽

Selection Criteria ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Supply Chain Optimization ◽

Apparel Manufacturing ◽

Manufacturing Organizations ◽

Manufacturing Organization ◽

The Right

Abstract In this study, implemented artificial nueral network (Ann) in apparel manufacturing organizations to optimize the supply chain converging on right supplier selection by analyzing their performance criteria.Moreover, data collected from three diffrents factory to analyze the efficiney and profit -loss status of that units. Furthermore, analyze the supplier selection criteria of three suppliers in order to select the right supplier at the real time in apparel manufacturing industry . This study shows that it can be saved 20 % of the total cost.

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Multi-criteria supplier selection using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process: case study from a Brazilian railway operator

Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management ◽

10.14488/bjopm.2017.v14.n3.a15 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 428 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rodrigo Barbosa de Santis ◽

Leonardo Golliat ◽

Eduardo Pestana de Aguiar

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽

Operations Management ◽

Supplier Selection ◽

Standard Procedure ◽

Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽

Analytic Hierarchy ◽

And Performance ◽

Hierarchy Process

The supplier selection problem has been discussed in literature within the supply chain management subject and it is extremely important due to its impact on the entire supply chain configuration, strategy and performance. This work presents a decision model based on the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process method and its application in a real case of maintenance supplier selection in a large Brazilian railway operator. Eight criteria were adopted - technical capacity, financial status, relationship, operations management, security management, infrastructure, historic performance and costs - for evaluating five potential suppliers. In the case study, both first and second ranked suppliers by the method have been selected by the company for providing the services and the model was adopted as a standard procedure within the organization for contracts over US$ 300,000.

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Integration of sustainability aspects in the supplier selection process: a case study from a German electronics firm

International Journal of Applied Research in Management and Economics ◽

10.33422/ijarme.v3i2.170 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 13-27

Author(s):

Rubén Medina Serrano ◽

Wanja Wellbrock ◽

María Reyes González Ramirez ◽

José Luis Gascó

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Supplier Selection ◽

Selection Process ◽

Research Work ◽

Academic Research ◽

Professional Activity ◽

Chain Management ◽

Sustainable Supplier Selection

The supplier selection process has become an important area of research and professional activity, and it is fundamental to understand the types and trends of research in this field. The appropriate supplier selection decision is a fundamental strategic process and plays an important role in supply chain management. In the last decade, academic research on sustainability has evolved rapidly in the supply chain literature. However, there has been scant opportunity for the research community to complete a global assessment of sustainable supplier selection activities to date. This paper seeks to address this need by exploring sustainability in supply chain management, developing a sustainable supplier selection framework with a tool for its operationalization to help managers evaluate supplier selection decisions. Our proposed model is based on the TOPSIS concept as a multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) model and is validated through a case study. This research work follows the best-in-class approach to comply with all applicable environmental regulations and laws in the supplier selection process.

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