Title: Application of fuzzy integrated MULTIMOORA method towards supplier/partner selection in agile supply chain

Authors: Swagatika Mishra; Anoop Kumar Sahu; Saurav Datta; Siba Sankar Mahapatra

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela-769008, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela-769008, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela-769008, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela-769008, India

Abstract: Today's more dynamic business environment increases the need for greater agility in supply chains, which increases both the importance and frequency of supplier/partner selection decision-making. The contribution of this paper is the development of a framework and a decision model for supplier/partner selection in agile supply chain by utilising a fuzzy logic integrated with MULTIMOORA method. This paper presents a host of metrics and measures from extant literature on agility, which has been utilised in the development of the appraisement framework and model. Empirical data has been analysed to exhibit application feasibility of the proposed approach.

Keywords: supply chain agility; supplier selection; partner selection; fuzzy logic; fuzzy MULTIMOORA; agile supply chains; supply chain management; SCM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2015.068562

International Journal of Operational Research, 2015 Vol.22 No.4, pp.466 - 514

Received: 09 Mar 2013
Accepted: 10 Jul 2013
Published online: 09 May 2015 *

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