Machine learning and optimization models for supplier selection and order allocation planning

Mapping Part Characteristics to Machining Capabilities using a Matching Algorithm.

“…Supplier selection is an approach where consumers select an appropriate service provider to fulfill their service request and involves steps to identify, assess, classify, and determine a number of potential suppliers [36]. Supplier selection [36,[40][41]44] has been widely studied in literature and has subcategories that include strategic supplier selection [37] and sustainable supplier selection [38][39]43]. There are also specific applications to the supplier selection process such as for construction [40] and humanitarian logistics [41].…”

“…These parameters are very similar to the quality of service indicators discussed above. Common selection parameters include cost [36,38,40,[42][43][44], quality [38][39][43][44], lead time [40,42,44], pollution control [36,[38][39]43], green image [38][39]43], capacity [36,42], process formality [37], and agility [42]. The breadth of parameters that exist for supplier selection is much wider than that of quality of service indicators.…”

“…It is very common to weigh the selection criteria according to their qualitative attributes that are then mapped to values that establish the relationship degree between consumers and service providers. Methods to establish this relationship include quality function deployment [39], importance [38], Shannon's entropy weighting [40], and pairwise comparisons [36]. Additionally, weighted selection criteria are used to form objective functions [36,42,44] and indicate performance [38,[39][40]43] of suppliers.…”

“…Methods to establish this relationship include quality function deployment [39], importance [38], Shannon's entropy weighting [40], and pairwise comparisons [36]. Additionally, weighted selection criteria are used to form objective functions [36,42,44] and indicate performance [38,[39][40]43] of suppliers.…”

“…Supplier selection is a multi-criteria [40][41]-attribute [42]-objective [36] decision making process. A method to solve this multi-criteria decision making process is TOPSIS (technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution) [40,[42][43], which compares numerical distances from the ideal solution to the alternatives.…”