Research Article

Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology

Volume: 3 Number: 8 July 1, 2012
  • Hüseyin Selçuk Kılıç
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Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology

Abstract

Due to the increasing competitiveness in every sector of business life, being effective in every process of the organizations has been required. At this point, one of the most important processes is supplier selection process within the concept of supply chain management. If a systematic supplier selection methodology is performed, it will be possible to select the most suitable supplier and provide efficiency with respect to time, quality and cost. With this study, depending on the vague structure of the real working environment, an extensively used multi criteria decision making methodology TOPSIS is used within fuzzy environment. The proposed technique is applied in a real case and the most suitable suppliers are determined and ranked.

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English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hüseyin Selçuk Kılıç This is me

Publication Date

July 1, 2012

Submission Date

July 1, 2012

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2012 Volume: 3 Number: 8

APA
Selçuk Kılıç, H. (2012). Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology. AJIT-E: Academic Journal of Information Technology, 3(8), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.5824/1309-1581.2012.3.001.x
AMA
1.Selçuk Kılıç H. Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology. AJIT-e: Academic Journal of Information Technology. 2012;3(8):7-18. doi:10.5824/1309-1581.2012.3.001.x
Chicago
Selçuk Kılıç, Hüseyin. 2012. “Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology”. AJIT-E: Academic Journal of Information Technology 3 (8): 7-18. https://doi.org/10.5824/1309-1581.2012.3.001.x.
EndNote
Selçuk Kılıç H (July 1, 2012) Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology. AJIT-e: Academic Journal of Information Technology 3 8 7–18.
IEEE
[1]H. Selçuk Kılıç, “Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology”, AJIT-e: Academic Journal of Information Technology, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 7–18, July 2012, doi: 10.5824/1309-1581.2012.3.001.x.
ISNAD
Selçuk Kılıç, Hüseyin. “Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology”. AJIT-e: Academic Journal of Information Technology 3/8 (July 1, 2012): 7-18. https://doi.org/10.5824/1309-1581.2012.3.001.x.
JAMA
1.Selçuk Kılıç H. Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology. AJIT-e: Academic Journal of Information Technology. 2012;3:7–18.
MLA
Selçuk Kılıç, Hüseyin. “Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology”. AJIT-E: Academic Journal of Information Technology, vol. 3, no. 8, July 2012, pp. 7-18, doi:10.5824/1309-1581.2012.3.001.x.
Vancouver
1.Hüseyin Selçuk Kılıç. Supplier Selection Application Based on a Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology. AJIT-e: Academic Journal of Information Technology. 2012 Jul. 1;3(8):7-18. doi:10.5824/1309-1581.2012.3.001.x