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A green supplier selection model for high-tech industry

TL;DR: With the proposed model, manufacturers can have a better understanding of the capabilities that a green supplier must possess and can evaluate and select the most suitable green supplier for cooperation.
Abstract: With growing worldwide awareness of environmental protection, green production has become an important issue for almost every manufacturer and will determine the sustainability of a manufacturer in the long term. A performance evaluation system for green suppliers thus is necessary to determine the suitability of suppliers to cooperate with the firm. While the works on the evaluation and/or selection of suppliers are abundant, those that concern environmental issues are rather limited. Therefore, in this study, a model for evaluating green suppliers is proposed. The Delphi method is applied first to differentiate the criteria for evaluating traditional suppliers and green suppliers. A hierarchy is constructed next to help evaluate the importance of the selected criteria and the performance of green suppliers. Since experts may not identify the importance of factors clearly, the results of questionnaires may be biased. To consider the vagueness of experts' opinions, the fuzzy extended analytic hierarchy process is exploited. With the proposed model, manufacturers can have a better understanding of the capabilities that a green supplier must possess and can evaluate and select the most suitable green supplier for cooperation.
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TL;DR: A large and growing body of literature on green supplier evaluation that considers environmental factors is relatively limited as discussed by the authors, and the most common criterion considered for green supplier selection was "environmental management systems".

907 citations


Cites background or methods from "A green supplier selection model fo..."

  • ...(2008) Green design 1 Chen et al. (2010) Green image 4 Lee et al. (2009); Humphreys et al (2006) ;Humphreys et al. (2003); Grisi et al. (2010) Green Image 1 Humphreys et al (2006) Green Knowledge Transfer 1 Bai and Sarkis (2010) Green Logistics Dimension 2 Buyukozkan and Cifi (2010,2011) Green…...

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  • ...…Purchasing performance 1 Large and Thomsen (2011) Purchasing’s environmental capabilities 1 Large and Thomsen (2011) Quality 8 Kuo et al. (2010);Lee et al. (2009); Yang and Wu (2008); Li and Zhao (2009); Yan (2009); Grisi et al. (2010); Zhang and Li (2002); Wen and Chi (2010) Quality of…...

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  • ...…chain management 1 Hong-jun and Bin (2010) Supply chain stages 1 Lu et al. (2007) Technology 5 Buyukozkan and Cifi (2010,2011); Li and Zhao (2009); Lee et al. (2009); Wen and Chi (2010) Total product life cycle cost 1 Lee et al. (2009) Transportation Time 1 Yeh and Chuang (2011) Us of…...

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  • ...…of Articles Authors Analytical Hierarchy Process 6 Noci (1997); Handfield et al. (2002);Chiou et al. (2008);Lu et al. (2007);Grisi et al. (2010);Lee et al. (2009) Analytical Network Process 4 Buyukozkan and Cifi (2010); Hsu and Hu (2007); Hsu and Hu (2009); Buyukozkan and Cifi (2011) Chi…...

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  • ...…al (2006); Humphreys et al. (2003); Thangchattu and Siripokapiram (2010); Li and Zhao (2009); Yan (2009) ; Zhang and Li (2002); Kuo et al. (2010) ; Lee et al. (2009);Chen et al. (2010) ;Grisi et al. (2010);Chiou et al. (2008) Environment protection 1 Yang and Wu (2008) Environmental…...

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TL;DR: In this article, a model is constructed to link the relationship between greening the supply chain, green innovation, environmental performance and competitive advantage in order to encourage companies to implement green supply chain and green innovation.
Abstract: Recently, many companies have recognized the concepts of green supply chain management or supply chain environmental management. However, relatively little research attention has been devoted to the consideration of relations between greening the supply chain, green innovation, environmental performance and competitive advantage. Hence, this paper aims to bridge this gap by providing empirical evidence to encourage companies to implement green supply chain and green innovation in order to improve their environmental performance, and to enhance their competitive advantage in the global market. A model is constructed to link the aforementioned constructs. Data were collected through a questionnaire-based survey across 124 companies from eight industry sectors in Taiwan. The data are analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling and the results from the final measurement model are used to evaluate the structural model that verifies the significance of the proposed relationships. A prominent result of this study is that greening the supplier through green innovation contributes significant benefits to the environmental performance and competitive advantage of the firm.

832 citations

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TL;DR: A hybrid fuzzy multi criteria decision making model that can assist in evaluating green suppliers is proposed that combines DEMATEL, ANP and TOPSIS methods in a fuzzy context and a case study is proposed for green supplier evaluation in a specific company, namely Ford Otosan.
Abstract: Highlights? This study proposes a hybrid fuzzy multi criteria decision making model that can assist in evaluating green suppliers. ? The proposed model integrates DEMATEL, ANP and TOPSIS methods in a fuzzy context. ? Ford Otosan is selected as a case company in this study for the evaluation of green supplier alternatives. ? The supplied case study provides additional insights for research and practical applications. It is well known that "green" principles and strategies have become vital for companies as the public awareness increased against their environmental impacts. A company's environmental performance is not only related to the company's inner environmental efforts, but also it is affected by the suppliers' environmental performance and image. For industries, environmentally responsible manufacturing, return flows, and related processes require green supply chain (GSC) and accompanying suppliers with environmental/green competencies. During recent years, how to determine suitable and green suppliers in the supply chain has become a key strategic consideration. Therefore this paper examines GSC management (GSCM) and GSCM capability dimensions to propose an evaluation framework for green suppliers. However, the nature of supplier selection is a complex multi-criteria problem including both quantitative and qualitative factors which may be in conflict and may also be uncertain. The identified components are integrated into a novel hybrid fuzzy multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) model combines the fuzzy Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Model (DEMATEL), the Analytical Network Process (ANP), and Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) in a fuzzy context. A case study is proposed for green supplier evaluation in a specific company, namely Ford Otosan.

820 citations


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  • ...There are various mathematical techniques for evaluation of suppliers, such as data envelopment analysis (DEA) (Wu, 2009), heuristics (He, Chaudhry, Lei, & Baohua, 2009; Sen, Bas ligil, S en, & Baraçli, 2007), analytic hierarchy process (AHP) (Sevkli, Koh, Zaim, Demirbag, & Tatoglu, 2007), fuzzy AHP (Chan & Kumar, 2007; Lee et al., 2009; Rao & Holt, 2005), fuzzy goal programming (Kumar, Vrat, & Shankar, 2006; Tsai & Hung, 2009), fuzzy analytic network process (ANP) (Lin, 2009; Tuzkaya & Önüt, 2008) in literature....

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  • ...Green organizational activities dimension: The major five green organization activities dimensions are reduce, reuse, remanufacture, recycle and disposal (Awasthi et al., 2010; Humphreys, Wong, & Chan, 2003; Lee et al., 2009; Meade & Sarkis, 2002; Rao & Holt, 2005; Sarkis, 2003; Simpson & Power, 2005; Tuzkaya et al., 2009)....

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  • ...And this framework was evaluated using a fuzzy AHP methodology....

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  • ...Gumus (2009) introduced evaluation of hazardous waste transportation firms by using a two step fuzzy-AHP and TOPSIS methodology....

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  • ...Lee et al. (2009) presented a green supplier selection model for high-tech industry....

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TL;DR: In this article, the problem of identifying an effective model based on the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) approach (economic, environmental, and social aspects) for supplier selection operations in supply chains by presenting a fuzzy multi criteria approach.

817 citations


Cites background from "A green supplier selection model fo..."

  • ...For a complete review of SSCM, see Carter and Rogers, 2008; Seuring and Muller, 2008; Srivastava, 2007; Ageron et al., in press; Hassini, et al., 2012)....

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  • ...Significant formal modeling effort has focused on aspects of green supplier management (e.g. Sarkis, 2006; Lee et al., 2009; Hsu and Hu, 2009; Tseng and Chiu, in press; Bai and Sarkis, 2010a, b)....

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TL;DR: This work expands on a novel approach to supplier selection modeling first introduced by (Li et al., 2008), which utilizes grey system and rough set theory and offers insights into the technique with some sensitivity analysis.

775 citations

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01 Aug 1996
TL;DR: A separation theorem for convex fuzzy sets is proved without requiring that the fuzzy sets be disjoint.
Abstract: A fuzzy set is a class of objects with a continuum of grades of membership. Such a set is characterized by a membership (characteristic) function which assigns to each object a grade of membership ranging between zero and one. The notions of inclusion, union, intersection, complement, relation, convexity, etc., are extended to such sets, and various properties of these notions in the context of fuzzy sets are established. In particular, a separation theorem for convex fuzzy sets is proved without requiring that the fuzzy sets be disjoint.

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TL;DR: Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as mentioned in this paper is a systematic procedure for representing the elements of any problem hierarchically, which organizes the basic rationality by breaking down a problem into its smaller constituent parts and then guides decision makers through a series of pairwise comparison judgments to express the relative strength or intensity of impact of the elements in the hierarchy.
Abstract: This chapter provides an overview of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), which is a systematic procedure for representing the elements of any problem hierarchically. It organizes the basic rationality by breaking down a problem into its smaller constituent parts and then guides decision makers through a series of pair-wise comparison judgments to express the relative strength or intensity of impact of the elements in the hierarchy. These judgments are then translated to numbers. The AHP includes procedures and principles used to synthesize the many judgments to derive priorities among criteria and subsequently for alternative solutions. It is useful to note that the numbers thus obtained are ratio scale estimates and correspond to so-called hard numbers. Problem solving is a process of setting priorities in steps. One step decides on the most important elements of a problem, another on how best to repair, replace, test, and evaluate the elements, and another on how to implement the solution and measure performance.

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"A green supplier selection model fo..." refers background or methods in this paper

  • ...where n is the number of items being compared in the matrix, and RI is random index, the average consistency index of randomly generated pairwise comparison matrix of similar size (Saaty, 1980)....

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  • ...The consistency test (Saaty, 1980) is performed by calculating the consistency index (CI) and consistency ratio (CR): CI ¼ kmax n n 1 ; and ð3Þ CR ¼ CI RI ; ð4Þ where n is the number of items being compared in the matrix, and RI is random index, the average consistency index of randomly generated…...

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  • ...Based on Saaty (1980), if there are more than seven factors in the same cluster, it is very confusing and difficult for participants to make pairwise comparisons....

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  • ...…the consistency index (CI) and consistency ratio (CR): CI ¼ kmax n n 1 ; and ð3Þ CR ¼ CI RI ; ð4Þ where n is the number of items being compared in the matrix, and RI is random index, the average consistency index of randomly generated pairwise comparison matrix of similar size (Saaty, 1980)....

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  • ...Based on Saaty (1980), if there are more than seven factors at the same level, there are too many selections on the questionnaires, and it is tough for participants to make a choice....

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TL;DR: The use of triangular fuzzy numbers for pairwise comprison scale of fuzzy AHP is introduced, and the use of the extent analysis method for the synthetic extent value S i of the pairwise comparison is used.

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"A green supplier selection model fo..." refers background in this paper

  • ...FEAHP was first introduced by Chang (1992, 1996)....

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  • ...Otherwise, the degree of possibility V(M1 P M2) is the ordinate of the highest intersection point between l ðM1Þ and l ðM2Þ (Chang, 1996; Lee, 2009; Lee, Kang, & Chang, in press; Zhu, Jing, & Chang, 1999):...

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  • ...Otherwise, the degree of possibility V(M1 P M2) is the ordinate of the highest intersection point between l ðM1Þ and l ðM2Þ (Chang, 1996; Lee, 2009; Lee, Kang, & Chang, in press; Zhu, Jing, & Chang, 1999): VðM2 P M1Þ ¼ hgtðM1 \M2Þ ¼ lðdÞ ¼ m 1 mþ2 ðm2 mþ2 Þ ðm1 m 1 Þ ð2Þ where M is a convex fuzzy…...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and environmental and economic performance in Chinese manufacturing enterprises, and investigated how two primary types of management operations philosophies, quality management and just-in-time (or lean) manufacturing principles, influence the relationships between GSCM practices and performance.

2,308 citations


"A green supplier selection model fo..." refers background in this paper

  • ...The definition of green supply chain management ranges from simple green purchasing to an integrated supply chain flowing from supplier, manufacturer, customer, and to reverse logistics (Zhu & Sarkis, 2004)....

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TL;DR: This paper reviews, annotates, and classfies 74 related articles which have appeared since 1966 and specific attention is given to the criteria and analytical methods used in the vendor selection process.

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"A green supplier selection model fo..." refers background in this paper

  • ...First publications can be traced back to the 1960s, and Weber, Current, and Benton (1991) and Ghodsypour and O’Brien (1998) did a comprehensive review on the past research....

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