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Materials Science, Textiles
Canan Saricam, Said Melih Yilmaz
Summary: Supplier evaluation is critical for apparel retailers in the global market, requiring consideration of both quantitative and qualitative aspects, as well as efficiency measurement. An integrated framework combining DEA, AHP, and TOPSIS techniques has been proposed to handle supplier selection and overall performance evaluation effectively. This approach emphasizes the importance of balancing efforts on important criteria for supplier success and the convenience of considering both quantitative and qualitative data for overall performance evaluation.
TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Mathematics
Thi-Ly Nguyen, Phi-Hung Nguyen, Hong-Anh Pham, Thi-Giang Nguyen, Duc-Thinh Nguyen, Thi-Hoai Tran, Hong-Cham Le, Huong-Thuy Phung
Summary: This study proposes an integration of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), spherical fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (SF-AHP), and spherical fuzzy weighted aggregated sum product assessment (SF-WASPAS) to identify a sustainable supplier for the steel manufacturing industry in Vietnam. The decision framework is demonstrated to be feasible and robust through sensitivity analysis and comparative results, which can assist industry executives in resolving the macrolevel supplier selection problem and managers in selecting and evaluating suppliers successfully in other industries.
Article
Economics
Majid Nojavan, Atefeh Heidari, Davood Mohammaditabar
Summary: The paper introduces a new hybrid fuzzy approach for evaluating the performance of educational units based on service quality, involving four stages: evaluation and gap analysis of students' expectations and perceptions, determination of weights for SERVQUAL dimensions, ranking of units using fuzzy TOPSIS method, and efficiency assessment using fuzzy DEA method. The approach improved the accuracy of performance evaluation for educational institutions in Iran.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qianlong Zhao, Junyi Chen, Fulun Li, Aishu Li, Qian Li
Summary: The study evaluates the dynamic changes in China's maternal health status from 2004 to 2018, showing an overall improvement in maternal health care year by year, with the best performance from 2015 to 2018. Although the ranking values of various evaluation methods were slightly different, the overall trend was consistent.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cheng Fang, Wei Zhou, Xinguo Liu, Hongxiang Ren, Jianjun Wu
Summary: This study developed a track evaluation model to assess the practical ability of crews during the navigation of a single ship. The model used sample information on a planar cloud chart and employed a track belt division method to address the problem of divergent track sampling clouds. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the model and its consistency with expert evaluation results based on subjective information.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Arunodaya Raj Mishra, Abhijit Saha, Pratibha Rani, Dragan Pamucar, Debjit Dutta, Ibrahim M. Hezam
Summary: This paper proposes an integrated approach to assess multi-attribute decision-making problems on hesitant fuzzy set (HFS) settings. The approach combines data envelopment analysis (DEA), full consistency method (FOCUM), and multi-attribute border approximation area comparison (MABAC) method. The practicality and utility of the approach are demonstrated through a case study on sustainable supplier selection for an auto-making company.
Letter
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sayan Mukherjee
Summary: This article provides comments on the paper by Govindan et al. (2013), which introduces a method for evaluating the sustainability performance of suppliers. It suggests using economic, environmental, and social factors for ranking and selecting suppliers, and proposes corrections to some of the equations used in the original study.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ali RezaHoseini, Zahra Rahmani, Morteza BagherPour
Summary: Selecting a proper set of projects is crucial for project-oriented organizations to achieve their goals. Sustainable development suggests considering financial and non-financial factors simultaneously for a sustainable and balanced project portfolio. The study uses Z-AHP and Z-DEA approaches to evaluate project efficiency, showing that the Z-AHP-DEA method can be used as a reliable approach for project ranking.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Business
Yifan Shao, David Barnes, Chong Wu
Summary: With the rapidly changing market demand, more and more companies are paying attention to external R&D to improve competitiveness and promote innovation. However, existing research on the evaluation and selection of external R&D suppliers has limitations. This article proposes a comprehensive three-stage integrated funnel model to bridge the gaps and demonstrates its effectiveness through a case study.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Sharma Aashi, R. Rajesh
Summary: This study proposes a DEA model for supplier selection based on social sustainability, and the best supplier is determined by comparing the efficiency of different decision making units. The proposed methodology is validated in the fast food supply chains, and the best supplier is successfully selected. The research highlights the importance of considering social sustainability from the upstream of the supply chain.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Mahboubeh Afzali, Afsaneh Afzali, Hamid Pourmohammadi
Summary: With the rapid development of information age, supplier selection has become a crucial focus in the field of supply chain management. This paper introduces an innovative multi-criteria decision-making method to address the challenges of sustainable supplier selection and order allocation based on customers' expectations. The proposed method combines fuzzy combinative distance-based assessment and interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy to handle conflicting parameters and enhance uncertainty.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Salman Nazari-Shirkouhi, Mahdokht Tavakoli, Kannan Govindan, Saeed Mousakhani
Summary: This paper proposes a new integrated approach for resilient supplier selection in the pharmaceutical industry, considering both traditional and resilience criteria. The approach utilizes the Z-DEA model and artificial neural network, and expert opinions based on Z-numbers. A real case study is used to demonstrate the applicability of the approach, and performance analysis confirms its features and capabilities.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Busra Buran, Mehmet Ercek
Summary: This study presents a business model canvas framework for public transportation organizations and evaluates the proposed model using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process method and two extensions. The results show that the internal environment is the most important criterion and IF-AHP and SF-AHP provide similar weight results.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Aliasghar Arabmaldar, Emmanuel Kwasi Mensah, Mehdi Toloo
Summary: The study explores the worst-practice frontier (WPF) DEA model and proposes new robust models in uncertain environments, where uncertain input and output data are constrained through robust optimization. The model is applicable to a wide range of application domains, including supply chain decision analysis.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Xiaofeng Chen, Yanting Fang, Junyi Chai, Zeshui Xu
Summary: This paper investigates the integration of intuitionistic fuzzy (IF) sets and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to maximize advantages. Quantitative differences between AHP weights and normalized defuzzified IF-AHP weights are illustrated, revealing qualitative and quantitative disparities between AHP and IF-AHP. The study identifies conditions and strategies for utilizing IF-AHP over AHP, with data experiments and case studies for validation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUZZY SYSTEMS
(2022)
