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Supplier evaluation and selection in fuzzy environments: a review of MADM approaches

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  • Mehdi Keshavarz Ghorabaee
  • Maghsoud Amiri
  • Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas
  • Jurgita Antucheviciene

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In past years, the multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) approaches have been extensively applied by researchers to the supplier evaluation and selection problem. Many of these studies were performed in an uncertain environment described by fuzzy sets. This study provides a review of applications of MADM approaches for evaluation and selection of suppliers in a fuzzy environment. To this aim, a total of 339 publications were examined, including papers in peer-reviewed journals and reputable conferences and also some book chapters over the period of 2001 to 2016. These publications were extracted from many online databases and classified in some categories and subcategories according to the MADM approaches, and then they were analysed based on the frequency of approaches, number of citations, year of publication, country of origin and publishing journals. The results of this study show that the AHP and TOPSIS methods are the most popular approaches. Moreover, China and Taiwan are the top countries in terms of number of publications and number of citations, respectively. The top three journals with highest number of publications were: Expert Systems with Applications, International Journal of Production Research and The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.

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  • Mehdi Keshavarz Ghorabaee & Maghsoud Amiri & Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas & Jurgita Antucheviciene, 2017. "Supplier evaluation and selection in fuzzy environments: a review of MADM approaches," Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(1), pages 1073-1118, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:reroxx:v:30:y:2017:i:1:p:1073-1118
    DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2017.1314828
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    1. Sema Akin Bas, 2024. "A Hybrid Approach Based on Consensus Decision Making for Green Supplier Selection in Automotive Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-29, April.
    2. Dilshad Ahmad & Malika Kanwal & Muhammad Afzal, 2023. "Climate change effects on riverbank erosion Bait community flood-prone area of Punjab, Pakistan: an application of livelihood vulnerability index," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(9), pages 9387-9415, September.

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