Title: An optimal supplier selection method for uncertain sustainable supply chains

Authors: Qiurui Liu; He Huang; Ziqiang Zeng; Lin Chen; Junren Ming

Addresses: School of Management, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China ' Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200000, China ' Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China ' School of Management, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China ' School of Management, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China

Abstract: This paper considers a sustainable supplier selection problem with uncertainty faced by a transportation authority. The buyer tends to choose the supplier who can maximise its sustainable objectives including economic, energy, and quality aspects. We study the changes of design and quality requirements, as well as the interactions of the variables in the public transport production industry that affect the supplier selection decision making. The multi-objective particle swarm optimisation (MOPSO) solution method is employed to solve the sustainable supplier selection problem under uncertainty. Based on the computational results, the proposed model can help the managers to reduce the supply chain risk of quality uncertainty and design uncertainty. Theoretically, we provide an initial model that incorporates sustainability into supplier selection for the transportation of products, taking into account design uncertainty and environmental dimension. Practically, we measure the impact of design indicator on procurement from the perspectives of operators and users. It can be beneficial to the application and the integration of sustainable supply chain management. [Submitted: 25 October 2021; Accepted: 24 February 2022]

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; supplier selection; performance optimisation; decision-making model.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIE.2023.130598

European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2023 Vol.17 No.3, pp.431 - 459

Received: 25 Oct 2021
Accepted: 24 Feb 2022
Published online: 01 May 2023 *

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