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A Matchmaking Assignment Model for Supply Chain Partnership

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Dynamics in Logistics

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Partner selection is one of the first steps in establishing partnerships. Traditional supply chain partner selection models assume that a buyer searches for one or more suppliers from a set of suppliers. Once the best supplier is found and selected, a partnership is formed. However, in reality, the relationship itself is bilateral, and the existence of other buyers and suppliers needs to be taken into account. In this paper, an interactive partner selection approach is proposed, where not only the buyers evaluate suppliers, but also the suppliers have the opportunity to evaluate buyers. Considering a marketplace where there are several buyers and suppliers, an integrative model is proposed in the form of an assignment model to optimally match all the buyers and suppliers. The proposed model is illustrated using a numerical example.

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  1. Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, 2628 BX, Delft, The Netherlands

    Jafar Rezaei

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  1. Lehrstuhl für ABWL und Logistikmanagemen, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

    Herbert Kotzab

  2. University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

    Jürgen Pannek

  3. Planung und Steuerung produktionstechnischer Systeme, Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik (BIBA), Bremen, Bremen, Germany

    Klaus-Dieter Thoben

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Rezaei, J. (2016). A Matchmaking Assignment Model for Supply Chain Partnership. In: Kotzab, H., Pannek, J., Thoben, KD. (eds) Dynamics in Logistics. Lecture Notes in Logistics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23512-7_56

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