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A fuzzy multi criteria approach for evaluating green supplier's performance in green supply chain with linguistic preferences

► A fuzzy multi criteria approach is proposed to select the best green supplier based on environmental criteria. ► A numerical application is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. ► The proposed method provides additional insights for practical applications and future r...

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Published in:Resources, conservation and recycling conservation and recycling, 2013-05, Vol.74, p.170-179
Main Authors: Shen, Lixin, Olfat, Laya, Govindan, Kannan, Khodaverdi, Roohollah, Diabat, Ali
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Language:English
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Summary:► A fuzzy multi criteria approach is proposed to select the best green supplier based on environmental criteria. ► A numerical application is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. ► The proposed method provides additional insights for practical applications and future researches. Today's international business environment has forced many firms to focus on supply chain management to gain a competitive advantage. During recent years, supplier selection process in the supply chain has become a key strategic consideration. With the growing worldwide awareness of environmental protection and the corresponding increase in legislation and regulations, green purchasing has become an important issue for companies to gain environmental sustainability. Traditionally, companies consider criteria such as price, quality and lead time, when evaluating supplier performance and do not give enough attention to environmental criteria as a means to evaluate suppliers. Now, many companies have begun to implement green supply chain management (GSCM) and to consider environmental issues and the measurement of their suppliers’ environmental performance. This paper examines GSCM to propose a fuzzy multi criteria approach for green suppliers’ evaluation. We apply fuzzy set theory to translate the subjective human perceptions into a solid crisp value. These linguistic preferences are combined through fuzzy TOPSIS to generate an overall performance score for each supplier. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
ISSN:0921-3449
1879-0658
DOI:10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.09.006