Evaluation of supplier reliability based on the association rule and AHP method

Abstract

This paper researches into the supplier reliability evaluation problem of the association rule and AHP method. A data mining algorithm is adopted for the knowledge database of the supplier characteristic involved in the product cooperation design, which is based on the aggregative chains and the association rule that the components of the supplierpsilas characteristics must satisfy the requirement of the product reliability. The sets of the components of the supplier reliability characteristics are resolved by the improved FP-Growth algorithm. The evaluation model of the hierarchy of the supplier reliability is given in this paper. The AHP method is applied to find the synthesis scale value of the supplier reliability characteristics. A case study of the supplier involved in the middling car product system cooperation design is provided to illustrate the application of the algorithm and the method.