Abstract

Dental supplier selection is a process that allows companies to choose their suppliers correctly in the light of evaluations. Choosing the right dental suppliers is an important factor both for the efficiency of dental treatment and handling an impressive supply chain. Dental supplier selection is a multi-criterion group decision-making (MCDM) problem that contains many different criterion about the decision-makers generally ambiguous information. TOPSIS method integrated intuitionistic fuzzy set is used in this study. Real-life problems include many unpredictability and defects. Experts are involved in assigning the weights of the criterion in this study. Linear programming (LP) methodology has applied for the ranking of these weights of criterion. Then, the LP methodology is carried out and it was ensured that the appropriate orthodontic bracket suppliers were selected. This is a specific multi-criterion decision making problem. The study was followed together with the sensitivity analyses of the results. At the end of the study, it is foreseen that with the right selection of suppliers, The competitive power of companies in the market and end user satisfaction will increase.

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