Framework to manage suppliers for strategic alliances with a multicriteria method

Abstract

Processes that identify top suppliers of new products or services and evaluate the performance of the existing suppliers are essential to strategic alliances. The objective of this article is to propose a framework to select partners for strategic alliances in supply chain management using a multi-criteria method. To reach this objective, the multicriteria modeling procedure was used to detach the steps of a decision process, which comprises the methodology used in this article. To illustrate the use of the model, a numerical application, with characteristics from a small supermarket using the ELECTRE III method, was presented. The main contribution of the model proposed is to improve the process used to select suppliers for strategic alliances by considering multiple criteria called 'soft factors'. The proposed model suggests a systematic procedure that can reduce uncertainty in the decision process.

Multicriteria negotiation model for selecting sustainable suppliers’ problem in the agribusiness

“…Among the various approaches used, multicriteria decision-making/aiding (MCDM/A) is considered to be the most popular in this field due to its adaptability and ease of use by DMs (Viana & Alencar, 2012;Rodrigues et al, 2020;Hoseini et al, 2021). MCDM/A involves evaluating a group of contracted suppliers using a set of criteria to identify the best option and maintain a commercial relationship with the partner (Bhutta & Huq, 2002;Guarnieri & Almeida, 2015;Hoseini et al, 2021;Rodrigues et al, 2020).…”

“…In the field of supplier selection, MCDM/A methods can be categorized into compensatory and non-compensatory methods based on the DM's rationality for aggregating preferences (Macharis & Brans, 1998;Guarnieri & Almeida, 2015;Frej et al, 2017;Demir et al, 2018). Non-compensatory methods, such as ELECTRE and PROMETHEE, are characterized by outranking alternatives that fail to meet a particular criterion.…”