Supplier selection in an agent based pharmaceutical supply chain: An application of TOPSIS and PROMETHEE Π

Abstract

Having a supply chain is an unavoidable fact and all companies should focus on if they wish to survive in the competitive business world. This paper ranks criteria influencing on behavior of a medicine manufacturer agent when its goal is to select the supplier agents to interact with across a pharmaceutical agent based supply chain. The pharmaceutical industry is important for countries due to the distinguished role of health in societies and Iran is not an exception too. Besides, the industry in this country is encountered with some limitations because of the situation imposed by sanctions. In this study, first, ten criteria were selected based on expert's opinions, two categories of quantitative as well as qualitative criteria were chosen for ranking the criteria and then TOPSIS and PROMETHEE Π methods were applied to rank the criteria. According to the results of this survey, qualitative criteria were determined as important factors influencing on supplier selection.Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 5

EDAS ve WASPAS yöntemleriyle tıbbi malzeme tedarikçisi belirleme

“…Fiyat, teknik yeterlilik, hizmet kalitesi, tamir hizmeti ve garanti politikası [15] Ekonomik, çevresel ve sosyal [18] Kalite, fiyat, müşteri servisi, geçmiş deneyimi, dönüş hızı ve teslim süresi [19] Kalite, teslimat, teknoloji, imaj, çevre işleri, esneklik, bilgi sistemi, fiyat ve çevresel riskler [20] Fiyat, servis, teslimat, risk ve kalite [21] Satın alma fiyatı, kalite, tepki süresi, teslimatta güvenilirlik, son kullanma tarihi [22] Fiyat, kalite, zamanında teslimat, ödeme koşulları, tedarikçinin geçmişi, paketleme ve nakliye kalitesi [23] Atık yönetim maliyeti, tedarikçi ayrıntıları, atık işleme prosedürü, atık arıtma [24] Kalite, zamanında teslimat, güven, itibar, esneklik, önceki işbirliği deneyimi, mali durum, fiyat, teslim süresi, sağlanabilecek malzeme miktarı [25] Maliyet, tedarikçi durumu, teslim süresi, kalite [26] Fiyat ve maliyetler, kalite, tedarikçi profili, teslimat, esneklik [27] Satın alma maliyeti, ürün kalitesi, finansal istikrar, teslimat performansı, bina ve tesis, personel [92] Fiyat, teslimat, servis, esneklik ve ilişki [93] Maliyet, kalite, hizmetler, teslimat, tedarikçi profili [94] Maliyet, kalite, hizmetler, diğer, tedarikçi profili, risk [95] Kalite, maliyet, mevzuata uygunluk, hizmet güvenilirliği, risk yönetimi, tedarikçi profili, yeşil satın alma [96] Tedarik kapasitesi, üretim kapasitesi, tepki süresi, üretim teknolojisi, fiyat, garanti, prosedürel uygunluk, satın alma işlemi, iletişim sistemi, kalite, tamamlanan sevkiyat belgesi, miktar, zamanında teslimat, mali durum, yer, itibar, yönetim ve organizasyon [97] Tablo 3. Kriterlerin Tedarikçileri değerlendirmek için gerekli olan nihai kriter ağırlıklar, Tablo 5'de verilen sıralamalarda aynı indisli kriterlerin aritmetik ortalaması alınarak belirlenmiştir.…”

“…Pourghahreman ve Qhatari [25], ajan bazlı bir farmasötik tedarik zincirinde tedarikçi seçim probleminde dikkate alınan kriterlerin önceliklerini belirlemek için TOPSIS ve PROMETHEE II yöntemlerini bütünleşik olarak kullanan bir model geliştirmişlerdir. Bu çalışmada, ilk olarak uzman görüşleri dikkate alınarak on kriter seçilmiş, kriterlerin sıralanması için nicel ve nitel olmak üzere iki kategori belirlenmiş ve ardından TOPSIS ve PROMETHEE II yöntemleri uygulanarak kriterlerin sıralaması yapılmıştır.…”

Assessment and Comparison of Various MCDM Approaches in the Selection of Manufacturing Process

“…Recent studies have concentrated on MCDM approaches, for example, fuzzy TOPSIS and fuzzy AHP for evaluation of supplier [3,[10][11][12]; fuzzy rule-based system (FRBS), fuzzy multicriteria decision-making (MCDM), stochastic MCDM, mathematical modelling, information theory, and heuristic approaches for evaluation of risks and failures of public transport systems [17], AHP for evaluation of waste treatment, supplier details, waste management cost, and waste handling procedure [18]; fuzzy AHP, quality function deployment (QFD) for evaluation of quality, cost, delivery time, and supplier standing [19]; multiattribute ideal-real comparative analysis (MAIRCA), best-worst method (BWM) for evaluation of flexibility, costs and price, profile of supplier, quality, and delivery [20]; fuzzy TOPSIS for evaluation of flexibility, delivery, reputation, quality, technology, and affairs of environment [21]; ANN and AHP for evaluation of service, cost, risk, delivery, and quality [22]; TOPSIS for evaluation of cost of purchasing, quality of product, stability of financial, delivery performance, facility and building, and personnel [23]; fuzzy TOPSIS and fuzzy AHP for evaluation of delivery, cost, service, relationship, and flexibility [24]; DEA for evaluation of price of purchasing, response time, quality, date of expiration, and reliability in delivery [25]; Z-TOPSIS, principal component analysis (PCA), and mixed integer linear programming for evaluation of quality, cost, delivery, profile of supplier, and services [26]; AHP for evaluation of cost, quality, regulatory compliance, reliability of service, management of risk, green purchasing, and profile of supplier [27]; fuzzy evaluation with MATLAB for environmental, social, and economic evaluation [28]; fuzzy VIKOR and artificial neural network for evaluation of quality, price, timely delivery, transporting and packaging quality, terms of payment, and the background of supplier [29]; Preference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment of Evaluations (PROMETHEE) Π and TOPSIS for evaluation of on-time delivery, quality, reliance, flexibility, reputation, status financial status, previous cooperation experience, price, amount of material can be provided, and duration of delivery time [30]; and multichoice goal programming (MCGP) and fuzzy TOPSIS for evaluation of capacity of supply, capacity of production, time of response, technology of production, warranty, price, procedural compliance, transaction of purchase, quality, communication system, completed shipping document, ontime delivery, financial position, reputation, location, organization, and management [31].…”

Green supplier selection with integrated multi-criteria decision making techniques

“…One of these industries is the chemical industry. There are studies regarding the pharmaceutical industry when the literature related to supplier selection in the chemical industry is considered (Mehralian et al, 2011;Pourghahreman and Qhatari, 2015;Badi and Ballem, 2018;). Research consists in other industries as well, such as; cosmetics industry (Tektaş and Aytekin, 2011), paint industry (Azadi, 2015;Alizadeh and Yousefi, 2019) and chemical material production (Swift, 1995;Pitchipoo et al, 2012).…”