A performance benchmarking system to support supplier selection

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 132-151

  Lau, Henry C W ^a   Lee, Carman K M ^a   Ho, George T S ^a   Pun, K F ^b   Choy, K L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Artificial neurral network; Genetic algorithm; Performance benchmarking; Supplier management; Supplier selection; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646184522     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2006.009033     Document Type: Article

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