A new weighted fuzzy programming model for supplier selection and order allocation in the food industry
Journal of Modelling in Management
ISSN: 1746-5664
Article publication date: 3 February 2020
Issue publication date: 23 April 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a combined intuitionistic fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (IFAHP) and fuzzy multi-objective optimization approach to select suppliers and allocate the orders to them in the bottled water production context.
Design/methodology/approach
First, the primary weights of criteria associated with the supplier selection problem are calculated using the IFAHP technique. Then a fuzzy multi-objective optimization model is developed to allocate the appropriate amount of orders to each supplier.
Findings
The proposed methodology has been successfully implemented in the case of an Iranian food company in its bottled water factory. Results demonstrate our model is capable of practically handling the uncertainty in DMs’ preference that leads to effective and efficient supplier selection and order allocation decisions.
Originality/value
The authors develop a novel hybrid decision-making tool to tackle the uncertainty in decision-makers’ opinions with a demonstrated applicability and some promising outcomes in efficiently allocating the order quantity to suppliers in the area of bottled water production.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers and the editor for their insightful comments and suggestions.
Citation
Kaviani, M.A., Peykam, A., Khan, S.A., Brahimi, N. and Niknam, R. (2020), "A new weighted fuzzy programming model for supplier selection and order allocation in the food industry", Journal of Modelling in Management, Vol. 15 No. 2, pp. 381-406. https://doi.org/10.1108/JM2-11-2018-0191
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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