Supplier selection negotiation is a challenged, complex, and nondeterministic problem. To solve the problem well, it is necessary to develop an intelligent system for negotiation support in supplier selection process. Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a powerful algorithm which can be used for the price offer in supplier selection negotiation with the aim of maximizing the demander’s profits. In t...

As supply chains continue to globalize, the need for robust supplier qualification and supplier selection and evaluation programs becomes increasingly critical. In this context, this paper aims to present a methodological approach for the optimization of the procurement processes in today’s globalized supply chains. More specifically, we first provide a categorization of the relevant past resea...

Building on strategic management, operations strategy, and supplier management literatures, this article presents a framework for supplier selection from the demand-side perspective. We highlight the role of a purchasing firm’s switching inertia in the supplier selection process and demonstrate the usefulness of our framework for the industrial automation industry. Empirical data for this study...

Supplier selection is an important problem in supply chain management (SCM), and has attracted the attention of many researchers. Tremendous effort has been spent on the development of agent-based systems to automate supplier selection negotiation process in SCM applications. In this kind of multiagent system (MAS), software agents are established to represent various parties and functions invo...

The selection of suppliers had always been a key point of the supply chain management, directly impact the operation of supply chain. In this context, firstly introduced the study situation of supplier selection, established the evaluation index system based on the research and then puts forward a new method for supplier selection based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets. Finally, using an example to...

In many industries such as automotive industry, there are a lot of suppliers dealing with the final products manufacturer. With growing numbers of suppliers, the suppliers’ efficiency measurement often becomes the most significant concern for manufacturers. Therefore, various performance measurement models such as DEA, AHP, TOPSIS, are developed to support supplier selection decisions. After an...

Due to the importance of supplier selection issue in supply chain management (SCM) and ,also,  the increasing tendency of organizations to their social responsibilities, In this paper, we survey the supplier selection issue as a multi objective problem while considering the factor of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a mathematical parameter. The purpose of this paper is to design a mode...

The rigorous pressure for outsourcing and competitive marketing has exerted firms to rethink about supplier selection strategies. To date, an extensive range of criteria and methods have been proposed to solve supplier selection and order allocation problems. The supplier selection problem is often faced by ambiguity and vagueness in practice. Very often decision makers express their preference...

In most industries the cost of raw materials and component parts constitutes the main cost of a product, such that in some cases it can account for up to 70%.In such circumstances decision making of purchasing management can play a key role in cost reduction. In today’s highly competitive environment, an effective supplier selection process is very important to the success of any manufacturing ...