Suppliers selection problem in multiple sourcing case under uncertainty environment: models and solution procedures
Subject Areas : FuturologyLeyla Fazli 1 , Ali Reza Eydi 2
1 - Msc Graduate in Industrial Engineering, University of Kurdistan, Sannadaj, Iran (Corresponding Author)
2 - Assistant professor in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
Keywords: Suppliers evaluation and selec, Order allocation, Multiple sourcing, Uncertainty,
Abstract :
All existent activities in supply chain are to supply market demand by providing products with maximum quality, minimum price and in due date to customers. Due to suppliers have basic role on criteria: cost, quality, etc at access to the goals of supply chain, suppliers are a critical component of an organization that can have effect on the performance of the organization. Because of these diverse effects, accurate and efficient techniques application seems to be necessary for suppliers evaluation and selection and order allocation to them. Thus, a wide range of techniques to examine suppliers selection problem has been proposed by several researchers. Therefore, in this paper first the suppliers selection problem and process are explained. Then, methods and some studies for the each stage of the suppliers selection process are presented. Since suppliers selection problem often face with uncertainty and constraints for buyer and suppliers in real world, some done researchs in multiple sourcing field under uncertainty environment are only studied in the last stage of the suppliers selection process. Finally, conclusion and suggestions for future research are provided.
