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An integrated methodology for a sustainable two-stage supplier selection and order allocation problem

Mohammed, Ahmed; Setchi, R.; Filip, M.; Harris, I.; Li, Xiaodong

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Ahmed Mohammed

R. Setchi

M. Filip

I. Harris

Xiaodong Li Xiaodong.Li@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Operational Research



Abstract

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Supplier selection and order allocation are two of the most important stages in supply chain management. In recent years, these decisions have become major challenges since it has been increasingly important to consider the sustainability of the supply chain. This research presents an integrated methodology to solve a sustainable two-stage supplier selection and order allocation problem for a meat supply chain, considering economic, environmental and social criteria. The proposed integrated methodology includes four phases: (1) the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP) was used to assign the relative weights for sustainable criteria; (2) the fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) was used to rate suppliers vis-à-vis their sustainable performance; (3) a multi-objective programming model (MOPM) was formulated to obtain the optimal order allocations of quantity in order to minimise the costs of transportation, purchasing and administration, as well as environmental impact (particularly CO2 emissions) and the travel time of products, while maximising social impact and total purchasing value; and (4) TOPSIS was used to reveal the final solution in a set of Pareto solutions. In industry, many parameters are not known precisely. Therefore, the MOPM was reformulated into a fuzzy MOPM (FMOPM) to handle uncertainty. Afterward, the ε-constraint method and LP-metrics method were employed to optimise the developed FMOPM in terms of obtaining Pareto solutions. Finally, a case study was implemented to examine the applicability of the proposed methodology.

Citation

Mohammed, A., Setchi, R., Filip, M., Harris, I., & Li, X. (2018). An integrated methodology for a sustainable two-stage supplier selection and order allocation problem. Journal of Cleaner Production, 192, 99-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.131

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 18, 2018
Online Publication Date Apr 18, 2018
Publication Date Aug 10, 2018
Deposit Date May 8, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of Cleaner Production
Print ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 192
Pages 99-114
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.131
Keywords sustainability, fuzzy multi-objective optimisation, multi-criteria decision-making, supplier selection, evaluation criteria
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/863039
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.131

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