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Selection of Green Packaging Suppliers for Circular Economy Needs Using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Approach

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  • Adis Puška

    (Government of Brčko District, Department of Public Safety, Bulevara Mira 1, 76100 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

  • Nebojša Kojić

    (Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management in Novi Sad, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Cvećarska 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia)

  • Aleksandra Pavlović

    (The Academy of Applied Technical Studies—Polytechnic, Katarine Ambrozić 3, 11050 Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Ranko Bojanić

    (Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21102 Novi Sad, Serbia)

  • Ilija Stojanović

    (College of Business Administration, American University in the Emirates, Dubai International Academic City, Dubai P.O. Box 503000, United Arab Emirates)

  • Vesna Krpina

    (Hrvatske Šume, Kneza Branimira 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Radivoj Prodanović

    (Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management in Novi Sad, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Cvećarska 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia)

  • Miroslav Nedeljković

    (Institute of Agricultural Economics, 15 Volgina, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia)

Abstract

The specificity of the business of agro-food companies is that their products have little or no impact on the environment. However, environmental pollution of these products is caused by the use of packaging. Therefore, it is necessary to apply the principles of the circular economy in the business of companies. Applying green packaging that has little or no impact on the environment helps in preserving the environment. Companies usually purchase packaging from suppliers and therefore, it is necessary to choose the right supplier from which to purchase green packaging to support the implementation of the circular economy. The aim of this research is to select a green packaging supplier for company X in order to influence the development of a circular economy in the company’s business. Based on this, the following research question is considered in this paper: how can the selection of a green packaging supplier influence the implementation of a circular economy at company X? The research covers ten criteria used in this selection, with which eight suppliers were observed. Because every decision-making process in the economy is characterized by risk and insecurity that affects the uncertainty in decision-making, an intuitionistic fuzzy set (IFS) was used. Determining the importance of weights was performed directly based on the ratings of the decision-maker (DM) and the steps of the SiWeC (Simple Weight Calculation) method, as well as using the Entropy method. The compromise results of these methods showed that the most important criteria for assessing the life cycle of packaging are transparency and ethics in business. The ranking of suppliers was carried out using the TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method and its results showed that supplier 5 is the first choice for establishing long-term cooperation in the procurement of green packaging.

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  • Adis Puška & Nebojša Kojić & Aleksandra Pavlović & Ranko Bojanić & Ilija Stojanović & Vesna Krpina & Radivoj Prodanović & Miroslav Nedeljković, 2025. "Selection of Green Packaging Suppliers for Circular Economy Needs Using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-29, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:17:p:8008-:d:1742997
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