Using fuzzy AHP in selecting and prioritizing sustainable supplier on CSR for Taiwan's electronics industry

Abstract

With the emerging consciousness of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in supply chain, various standards or codes of conduct associated with the environmental and social aspects have been incorporated for evaluating suppliers. So, it appears to be an urgent need for research to develop an integrated and comprehensive frame related to the considerations of environmental and social aspects to systematically manage the supplier with respect to the competence of CSR in electronics industry. The study focuses on the sustainable supplier selection and assessment for Taiwanese information and electronics industry based on the literature reviews and industry expert input, a survey questionnaire was developed including environmental, social, and economy aspects. The research uses Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy AHP) method to prioritize and rank the various performance evaluation criteria for the sustainable supplier selection and evaluation in the Taiwanese electronics Journal of Information & Optimization Sciences Vol. 32 (2011), No. 5, pp. 1135–1153 © Taru Publications industry. The research results indicate a sustainable Taiwanese electronics firms not only can access their suppliers' economic performance, but also shall require their suppliers to acknowledge and implement the CSR and sustainable development.