Employing fuzzy TOPSIS and SWOT for supplier selection and order allocation problem

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 5-8, 2015, Pages 803-818

  Arabzad, S Mohammad ^a   Ghorbani, Mazaher ^b   Razmi, Jafar ^c   Shirouyehzad, Hadi ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fuzzy TOPSIS; Order allocation; Supplier selection; SWOT analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY LOGIC; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

FUZZY TOPSIS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING PROBLEMS; ORDER ALLOCATION; QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; SUPPLIER SELECTION; SWOT ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTIONS;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

EID: 84921971541     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-014-6288-3     Document Type: Article

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