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Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process Method to Select the Best Supplies: A Case Study of a Production Company

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Title: Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process Method to Select the Best Supplies: A Case Study of a Production Company
Authors: Gwarda, Karolina
Source: EUROPEAN RESEARCH STUDIES JOURNAL. :430-440
Publisher Information: ISMA SYC INT, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Subject Terms: Decision making -- Mathematical models, Business logistics, Decision making -- Methodology, Industrial procurement
Description: ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The value of this article is its universality and practical application. The subject of the article is very current and fits in the current trend of seeking suppliers with whom to establish a long-term cooperation and forge a permanent link of the supply chain.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: The article uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process method, which accounts for both quantitative and quantitative aspects. The source of the data used in the analysis was data provided by the surveyed entity and free-form interviews with the employees.
PURPOSE: The aim of the article is the practical implementation of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method to select the optimal raw-material supplier in a selected company, along with the definition of a set of criteria required to evaluate each of them.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Regardless of industry and company size, selecting using the AHP method to select suppliers allows for making decisions based on several criteria whose correlation is preference-adjusted.
FINDINGS: The research clearly shows which supplier best meets the criteria outlined by the company.
peer-reviewed
Document Type: Article
ISSN: 1108-2976
DOI: 10.35808/ersj/3040
Access URL: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104155
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....e05483559ea1047eef94a0872d0ab60e
Database: OpenAIRE
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ISSN:11082976
DOI:10.35808/ersj/3040