Supplier evaluation and selection using Taguchi loss functions

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 155-160

  Pi, Wei Ning ^a   Low, Chinyao ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Price, Service; Quality, Delivery; Supplier Evaluation; Taguchi loss functions

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PURCHASING; QUALITY CONTROL;

PRICE, SERVICE; QUALITY, DELIVERY; SUPPLIER EVALUATIONS; TAGUCHI LOSS FUNCTIONS;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 22044448664     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-003-1975-5     Document Type: Article

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