A State Entropy Model Integrated with BSC and ANP for Supplier Evaluation and Selection

Abstract

This paper proposed a new method for supplier evaluation and selection after analysing the supplier state evolutionary process according to the entropy change process in the thermodynamics. In order to verify the feasibility of the new proposed method, we applied it to a maintenance, repair and overhaul/operation enterprise. Besides, we analysed the characteristics and problems of the maintenance, repair and overhaul/operation industry firstly, and then established an index system and calculated weights by balanced scorecard and analytic network process respectively. The results calculated by the proposed method are proved to be in accordance with the reality.

Integrated Fuzzy System and Multi-Expression Programming Techniques for Supplier Selection

“…Prequalification, or reduction of the number of potential suppliers to a set with a smaller number of suppliers and eligible suppliers, is a sorting process. The scope and diversity of suppliers make the process stiff [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Special attention must be focused on the quality of the steps that we have included in the process and that leads to quality of the final choice.…”

Application of Statistical Indicators for Digital Image Analysis and Segmentation in Sorting of Agriculture Products

“…Entropy is best known from thermodynamics, but also is well known as information entropy theory. There is also state entropy model proposed by [20] for supplier evaluation and selection. The use of image entropy as a criterion for threshold selection has a long tradition and numeros methods have been proposed [21][22][23].…”