Evolving Trends of Supplier Selection Criteria and Methods

Authors

  • S. Thiruchelvam
  • J.E. Tookey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.4.2011.6.0036

Keywords:

Supplier selection; decision making; criteria; method

Abstract

The increasing importance of supply chain management (SCM) is forcing organisations to reconsider and improvise their purchasing-related matters. In lieu of that, the supplier selection process plays an important role in purchasing  activity. The supplier selection process has undergone significant changes in the past forty years. These changes have been beneficial to both the purchasing clients and the suppliers. The supplier selection decision making process involves multiple criteria comprising both qualitative and quantitative aspects. Sometimes, there might be  some contradictions between tangible and intangible criteria which may necessitate a trade-off between conflicting criteria. This paper provides an overall picture of research on supplier selection problems and supplier selection practices. Different selection criteria, emerging issues of supplier  selection and the solutions for these problems are summarised. This review shows that the application of a structured decision making technique is  important, especially under the complex conditions that include both qualitative and quantitative  criteria.

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Published

2022-12-09

How to Cite

[1]
S. Thiruchelvam and J.E. Tookey, “Evolving Trends of Supplier Selection Criteria and Methods”, Int. J. Automot. Mech. Eng., vol. 4, pp. 437–454, Dec. 2022.

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Review