Research Article

Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach

Volume: 37 Number: 3 September 24, 2025
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Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach

Abstract

Today, most consumers are more conscious and sensitive about environmental sensitivity. The development of technology and the increasing awareness of people have led businesses to produce products in line with the “green” preferences of consumers in order to sustain their existence. In this context, selecting the most suitable supplier has gained importance. The concept of a green supply chain covers all activities from raw material procurement to production, logistics to marketing, and recycling to re-inclusion in the production cycle throughout the life cycle of products. Green supply chain management applies to all sectors, positively impacting businesses and the environment. One of these sectors is the food sector. Food is an essential consumption need that increases with the rising population. This study addresses the problem of green supplier selection for an integrated meat plant in the red meat sector in Sakarya. In this multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem, two different methods, Gray Relational Analysis (GRA) and Axiomatic Design (AD), have been applied separately for supplier selection. In the problem, both the needs and demands of the consumer and the expectations of the producer have been evaluated, and the most appropriate criteria for the sector have been created by considering expert opinions because of literature research. However, since the importance level of each of these criteria is different, the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) method has been used to calculate the criteria weights. As a result of the study, the best green supplier ranking has been created for the company after determining which criterion is more critical and evaluating both methods. According to the results obtained in BAHP, the most essential criterion is “quality,” which is 0.27. The results evaluated in terms of green criteria show that the most suitable supplier is the S2 supplier in both hybrid applications and the S4 supplier in the last place. As a result of the research, it has been observed that the supplier companies are susceptible to their green policies, but some areas need to be improved.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Industrial Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 15, 2025

Publication Date

September 24, 2025

Submission Date

February 17, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 5, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 37 Number: 3

APA
Ardalı, E. Ş., Over Özçelik, T., & Kırelli, Y. (2025). Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences, 37(3), 308-316. https://doi.org/10.7240/jeps.1641653
AMA
1.Ardalı EŞ, Over Özçelik T, Kırelli Y. Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach. JEPS. 2025;37(3):308-316. doi:10.7240/jeps.1641653
Chicago
Ardalı, Ecmel Şeza, Tijen Over Özçelik, and Yasin Kırelli. 2025. “Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach”. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences 37 (3): 308-16. https://doi.org/10.7240/jeps.1641653.
EndNote
Ardalı EŞ, Over Özçelik T, Kırelli Y (September 1, 2025) Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences 37 3 308–316.
IEEE
[1]E. Ş. Ardalı, T. Over Özçelik, and Y. Kırelli, “Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach”, JEPS, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 308–316, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.7240/jeps.1641653.
ISNAD
Ardalı, Ecmel Şeza - Over Özçelik, Tijen - Kırelli, Yasin. “Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach”. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences 37/3 (September 1, 2025): 308-316. https://doi.org/10.7240/jeps.1641653.
JAMA
1.Ardalı EŞ, Over Özçelik T, Kırelli Y. Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach. JEPS. 2025;37:308–316.
MLA
Ardalı, Ecmel Şeza, et al. “Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach”. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences, vol. 37, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 308-16, doi:10.7240/jeps.1641653.
Vancouver
1.Ecmel Şeza Ardalı, Tijen Over Özçelik, Yasin Kırelli. Green Supplier Selection in Food Industry: Fuzzy AHP Based Hybrid GRA and Axiomatic Design Approach. JEPS. 2025 Sep. 1;37(3):308-16. doi:10.7240/jeps.1641653