Supplier evaluation and selection via Taguchi loss functions and an AHP |
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Authors: | Wei-Ning Pi Chinyao Low |
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Affiliation: | (1) Center of General Education, National United University, # 1, Lien Kung, Kung Ching Li, Miao Li, Taiwan;(2) Department of Industrial Engineering, Da-yeh University, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | The purchasing function directly affects the competitive ability of a firm. Purchasing managers need to periodically evaluate supplier performance in order to retain those suppliers who meet their requirements. The importance of incorporating multiple attributes such as quality, on-time delivery, price and service, into vendor evaluation are well established in the literature. This report provides a more accurate and easier method for quantifying the supplier’s attributes to quality-loss using a Taguchi loss function, and these quality losses are also transferred into a variable for decision-making by an analytical hierarchy process (AHP). An example for supplier evaluation and selection is also presented to demonstrate the functional application of the model. |
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Keywords: | Analytical hierarchy process Supplier evaluation Taguchi loss functions |
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