Supplier Selection with Quality Function Deployment

Abstract

Supply chain management (SCM) requires many complex decisions to be made while ensuring the movement of products, suppliers, producers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, and ultimately, customers. Selection and evaluation of supplier is very important in these decisions. In order to complete the product design and production process of the products, the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is widely used. However, this study can also be used in procurement decisions that are included in the production process, making it possible for managers to make the right decisions. In this study, contribution to the supplier selection process, which is the most important step in the management of the supply chain of Quality Function Deployment was investigated. In an enterprise that produces water treatment devices and water tanks, QFD assessed the supplier characteristics and decided to select the appropriate supplier. The provision of variable components of these suppliers will also be assessed separately. The results have been evaluated in terms of the company. 

Keywords

• Supplier selection,Quality function deployment QFD ),Supplier ranking

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