Title: A fuzzy mathematical programming model for sustainable supply chain under competition and uncertainty environment

Authors: Mojtaba Aghajani; Abdol Hamid Safaei Ghadikolaei; Hasan Ali Aghajani; Mohammad Valipour Khatir

Addresses: Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Administrative and Economics, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran ' Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Administrative and Economics, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran ' Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Administrative and Economics, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran ' Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Administrative and Economics, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

Abstract: In this paper, a fuzzy mathematical programming model based on the nested model is proposed to design a sustainable multi-product, multi-period supply chain network (including three parts of the procurement, production and distribution) under the competition and uncertainty conditions. Sustainability measures are carried out using previous studies and the supply chain operations reference (SCOR) model is extracted in each of the sustainability dimensions and then localised using the fuzzy Delphi method. In order to determine the relationship between indicators and the importance of each index, DEMATEL method is used and then the obtained fuzzy model is converted into a crisp one. To demonstrate the efficiency of the model, a real example is presented in the refractory industry. Finally, the results are analysed and suggestions are presented.

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; nested model; competition; uncertainty; SCOR model; DEMATEL.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2022.122674

International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 2022 Vol.41 No.3, pp.296 - 323

Received: 10 Dec 2018
Accepted: 22 Aug 2019
Published online: 05 May 2022 *

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