DECISION MODEL FOR SUPPLIER EVALUATION AND SELECTION IN PROCESS INDUSTRY: A HYBRID DEA APPROACH

Authors

  • Pandian Pitchipoo P.S.R Engineering College, Sevalpatti, Sivakasi – 626140, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Ponnusamy Venkumar Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil - 626126, Tamilnadu, India
  • Sivaprakasam Rajakarunakaran Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam - 626117, Tamilnadu, India
  • R Ragavan P.S.R Engineering College, Sevalpatti, Sivakasi – 626140, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2018.25.2.1343

Keywords:

Supplier selection, Data Envelopment Analysis, Analytic Hierarchy Process, Entropy measurement, Revised Simos Procedure

Abstract

The supplier selection and purchasing decision in any supply chain have become key decisions because it provides opportunities to reduce costs and, consequently, increase profits. The cost of purchase represents the largest percentage of the total product cost. Hence the supplier selection draws the interest of the researchers because selection of supplier is not only a cost reduction technique but also an important process to add the value to the products. Supplier selection is a complex problem which contains multiple criteria. In this paper, a decision model was developed based on data envelopment analysis (DEA) and the weights were calculated using Analytic hierarchy process (AHP), Entropy measurement technique and Revised Simos Procedure (RSP). Finally the results were compared with the help of a case study performed in a chemical processing industry. The novelty of this work is in the application of hybrid approaches to a chemical processing industry case.

Author Biographies

Pandian Pitchipoo, P.S.R Engineering College, Sevalpatti, Sivakasi – 626140, Tamil Nadu, India

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Ponnusamy Venkumar, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil - 626126, Tamilnadu, India

Principal

Sivaprakasam Rajakarunakaran, Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam - 626117, Tamilnadu, India

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

R Ragavan, P.S.R Engineering College, Sevalpatti, Sivakasi – 626140, Tamil Nadu, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Published

2018-04-26

How to Cite

Pitchipoo, P., Venkumar, P., Rajakarunakaran, S., & Ragavan, R. (2018). DECISION MODEL FOR SUPPLIER EVALUATION AND SELECTION IN PROCESS INDUSTRY: A HYBRID DEA APPROACH. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 25(2). https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2018.25.2.1343

Issue

Section

Service Engineering (Healthcare, etc.)