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Supplier Selection Decisions: A Fuzzy Logic Model Based on Quality Aspects of Delivery

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Advances in Computational Intelligence (IPMU 2012)

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This paper presents a decision making model to address uncertainty in requirement planning. The model proposes a DSS to evaluate the quality of suppliers where quality is categorized into three primary areas dealing with delivery specifics, front office quality, and support specific quality. The application of the model is restricted to delivery specifics with two quality criteria illustrated of on-time delivery and accuracy of shipping. Results of the model provide ranking of suppliers based on belief that each supplier can provide average or greater performance. Extension of the model will determine overall fuzzy-set based rankings based upon all considered quality parameters.

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  1. University of Houston Downtown, 326 North Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77002, USA

    Margaret F. Shipley & Gary L. Stading

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  1. Faculty of Economics, University of Catania, Corso Italia, 55, 95129, Catania, Italy

    Salvatore Greco  & Benedetto Matarazzo  & 

  2. CNRS UMR 7606, DAPA, LIP6 8, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris6, rue du Capitaine Scott, F-75015, Paris, France

    Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier

  3. Dip. Matematica e Informatica, Università di Perugia, 06123, Perugia, Italy

    Giulianella Coletti

  4. Department of Computer and Management Science, University of Trento, Via Inama 5, 38122, Trento, Italy

    Mario Fedrizzi

  5. Machine Intelligence Institute — IONA College,, 10801, New Rochelle, NY, USA

    Ronald R. Yager

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Shipley, M.F., Stading, G.L. (2012). Supplier Selection Decisions: A Fuzzy Logic Model Based on Quality Aspects of Delivery. In: Greco, S., Bouchon-Meunier, B., Coletti, G., Fedrizzi, M., Matarazzo, B., Yager, R.R. (eds) Advances in Computational Intelligence. IPMU 2012. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 300. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31724-8_1

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