Title: A framework for analysis of the supplier selection in green supply chain

Authors: Blanka Tundys; Andrzej Rzeczycki; Yudi Fernando

Addresses: Faculty of Management and Economics of Services, University of Szczecin, ul. Cukrowa 8, 71-004, Szczecin, Poland ' Faculty of Management and Economics of Services, University of Szczecin, ul. Cukrowa 8, 71-004, Szczecin, Poland ' Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300, Malaysia; Management Department, BINUS Online Learning, Bina Nusantara University, 11530, Indonesia

Abstract: The main purpose of the article is to build the framework of the supplier assessment model in the green supply chain. To achieve this purpose, specific objectives were taken to consideration: 1) an indication of the basis for the analysis of supplier selection in green supply chain; 2) identify of the gaps that exist in this respect, in the literature; 3) the identification of the criteria catalogue for the supplier selection with the particular emphasis on the needs of green supply chain; 4) develop a model to assess the green supply chain, taking into account the sustainable aspects; 5) using AHP method to the investigation and analysis of the meaning of the selected criteria, on the example of companies operating in the Polish economy; 6) indication which of them are the most important and which of them did not play an important role in the selection process of the suppliers.

Keywords: green supply chain; supplier selection; logistics; supply chain assessment; AHP method.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2019.102441

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 2019 Vol.28 No.1, pp.40 - 67

Received: 28 Feb 2018
Accepted: 27 Jun 2018
Published online: 24 Sep 2019 *

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