Single and Multiple Sourcing in the Auto-Manufacturing Industry

This article outlines a hybrid method, incorporating multiple techniques into an evaluation process, in order to select competitive suppliers in a supply chain. It enables a purchaser to do single sourcing and multiple sourcing by calculating a combined supplier score, which accounts for both qualitative and quantitative factors that have impact on supply chain performance.

Authors:

• Sung Ho Ha
• Eun Kyoung Kwon
• Jong Sik Jin
• Hyun Sun Park

Keywords:

• Analytic hierarchy process
• Data envelopment analysis
• Neural network
• Supply chain management.

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