TY - JOUR
T1 - A decision model for ranking suppliers in the presence of cardinal and ordinal data, weight restrictions, and nondiscretionary factors
AU - Farzipoor Saen, Reza
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Selecting an appropriate supplier for outsourcing is now one of the most important decisions of the purchasing department. This paper proposes a model for ranking suppliers in the presence of weight restrictions, nondiscretionary factors, and cardinal and ordinal data. A numerical example demonstrates the application of the proposed method.
AB - Selecting an appropriate supplier for outsourcing is now one of the most important decisions of the purchasing department. This paper proposes a model for ranking suppliers in the presence of weight restrictions, nondiscretionary factors, and cardinal and ordinal data. A numerical example demonstrates the application of the proposed method.
KW - Cardinal and ordinal data
KW - Data envelopment analysis
KW - Nondiscretionary factors
KW - Supplier ranking
KW - Weights restriction
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U2 - 10.1007/s10479-009-0556-x
DO - 10.1007/s10479-009-0556-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:72249092509
SN - 0254-5330
VL - 172
SP - 177
EP - 192
JO - Annals of Operations Research
JF - Annals of Operations Research
IS - 1
ER -