Abstract
abstract: In the last years, the participation of suppliers in the development, production, and distribution of products has increased. In this way, the sustainability of an organization depends more and more on these partners. The supplier sustainability assessment must be based on the economic, environmental and social tripod called the triple bottom line (TBL). Due to the recent adoption of qualitative metrics related to environmental and social issues in business management, models that deal with qualitative assessments based on experts’ judgments have been required. This paper proposes a supplier sustainability assessment model based on fuzzy 2-tuple linguistic representation using TBL criteria. A pilot application involving the evaluation of 11 suppliers using 13 criteria was carried out in a company that manufactures agricultural products. The application results indicate that supplier 8 presents the higher performance. The criteria evaluated as the most relevant are delivery schedule and product quality. Due to the use of fuzzy 2-tuple representation, the proposed model presents some advantages over the previous similar models, such as the ability to model quantitative and qualitative criteria as well as categorize the supplier's overall performance into groups defined by fuzzy linguistic terms.
Highlights
Supplier performance evaluation, as well as supplier selection, has been extensively studied in the literature (Ho et al, 2010; Zimmer et al, 2015)
As well as supplier selection, has been extensively studied in the literature (Ho et al, 2010; Zimmer et al, 2015). These problems have been predominantly addressed in the academic literature as a problem of multicriteria decision making (MCDM) in which several decision criteria are used for the assessment of possible suppliers (Chai et al, 2013)
Unlike financial records that are based on standardized procedures that have evolved since the emergence of large corporations in the late nineteenth century, environmental and social metrics are not consolidated in companies
Summary
As well as supplier selection, has been extensively studied in the literature (Ho et al, 2010; Zimmer et al, 2015) These problems have been predominantly addressed in the academic literature as a problem of multicriteria decision making (MCDM) in which several decision criteria are used for the assessment of possible suppliers (Chai et al, 2013). In this way, managers should define the most important criteria, evaluate the suppliers considering these criteria, and select or award the best-evaluated suppliers. This paper proposes a supplier sustainability assessment model based on fuzzy 2-tuple linguistic representation using TBL criteria.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
