Ранжирование элементов «зеленой» цепи поставок методом DEMATEL

Abstract

The relevance of this study results from the increasing requirements of the state and society for the formation of supply chains in accordance with the goals of sustainable development. Decision-making on chain management should be based on a comprehensive assessment of all elements of the supply chain in order to further use green methods and technologies. An effective tool for such an assessment is the use of multicriteria decision-making methods (MCDM). The article presents an overview of the research on application of the MCDM «Method of evaluation and testing of decision-making» (DEMATEL) in green logistics and management of green supply chains. A methodology for evaluating and ranking elements of the green supply chain using the DEMATEL method is proposed. The implementation of the recommended methodology makes it possible to assess the relationship between all elements of the supply chain and the strength of their influence on each other. A calculated example of ranking the elements of the green supply chain reveals that the largest number of interconnections in the supply chain is accounted for transport and storage elements of the logistics system. The results of the study may be used as a basis for planning and implementation of decisions to use the green logistics tools.