Abstract

The objective of supplier selection process is to minimize risk in purchasing, enhance overall prot of the customer, and build the long lasting and close relations between suppliers and buyers. Supplier selection process is one of the main key processes of the supply chain management. So, selection of a supplier has become an important issue for development of a proper supply chain system. Here, we have provided a case study for supplier selection using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) one of the widely used Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) technique. We have explained it using crisp data. In this study, we evaluated four suppliers using crisp AHP. The proposed method is useful when selection is to be done from a large set of suppliers in limited time. It also helps to choose the supplier that best suits the Pharmacist's requirements. It also provided comprehensive literature review of multi criteria decision making problems. In spite of the no. of studies on supplier selection, the evaluation and selection of suppliers using the specic measures of the healthcare sector are less investigated. In order to ll this gap, this research proposed a guide for supplier selection of baby hygiene product.

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