A Use of Analytic Network Process for Supply Chain Management

Abstract

Strategic decision analysis on Supply Chain Management (SCM) involves tangible and intangible factors and it needs to be evaluated by interdependent multiple criteria. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a practical and popular decision-making tool for SCM. Interdependency among criteria becomes a source of difficulty in directly applying AHP to various SCM decision problems. Hence, the managerial issue is examined by Analytic Network Process (ANP), the general form of AHP. This study addresses a new use of ANP on SCM strategic decision analysis such as a supplier selection and improvement of supply chain performance.