Supplier Selection: An MCDA-Based Approach

The purpose of Supplier Selection: An MCDA-Based Approach is to present a comprehensive review of the latest research and development trends at the international level for modeling and optimization of the supplier selection process for different industrial sectors. It is targeted to serve two audiences: the MBA and PhD student interested in procurement, and the practitioner who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of procurement analysis with multicriteria-based decision tools to avoid upstream risks and get better supply chain visibility. The book is expected to serve as a ready reference for supplier selection criteria and various multicriteria-based suppliers' evaluation methods for forward, reverse, and mass-customized supply chain. This book encompasses several criteria and methods for supplier selection in a systematic way based on extensive literature review from 1998 to 2012. It provides several case studies and some links that can serve as a starting point for interested researchers. In the appendix, several computer codes written in MATLAB are also included. Moreover, this book gives in-depth analysis of selection and evaluation of suppliers for traditional supply chain, closed-loop supply chain, supply chain for customized product, green supply chain, and sustainable supply chain, and also depicts methods for supply base reduction and selection of large number of suppliers.