Identifying and prioritizing the factors affecting the selection of the contractor in the General Directorate of Highways and Road Transportation of Khorasan Razavi

Subject Areas : Production Management

Seyed Rasoul Hoseini ¹ , Mahdi Ghaforifard ²

1 - Department of Management, Faculty of Humanities, Torbat Heydariyeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
2 - Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2022-06-25 Accepted : 2022-07-23 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: Analytical Network Process, DEMATEL Technique, Contractor Selection, Highways and Road Transport Administration,

Abstract :

The specialization of the activities of various sectors of the industry is one of the characteristics of the current business market, and outsourcing is part of the activities of the organization as a project and the selection of a contractor is one of the concerns of managers to compete in the business market. The purpose of this study is to explain the criteria for selecting a contractor in the General Directorate of Highways and Road Transportation of Khorasan Razavi, and in this regard, we will rank the criteria for selecting a contractor. The research method of this research is descriptive-analytical and applied in terms of type of purpose. In this study, DEMATEL technique and Analytical Network Process method were used. The statistical population of this study is all specialists, experts and decision makers in selecting a contractor in the General Directorate of Highways of Khorasan Razavi; Due to their history, skills and expertise, their number is limited. Considering that the number of these specialists and experts is about eleven; Therefore, sampling was done by census among these people. This study showed that seven criteria for selecting a contractor have been identified, which include: economic, experience, reputation and good reputation, technical capabilities, health and safety, human resources and facilities, and finally the criteria for management capabilities. Importance was prioritized. According to the results, it is recommended that managers pay special attention to the contractor's experience and management capabilities to select a contractor.