A note on the application of the data envelopment analytic hierarchy process for supplier selection

Authors: Wang, Ying-Ming¹; Chin, Kwai-Sang²; Leung, Jendy Pui-Fun²

Source: International Journal of Production Research, Volume 47, Number 11, January 2009 , pp. 3121-3138(18)

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Abstract:

In a very recent paper by Sevkli et al. (Sevkli, M., Koh, S.C.L., Zaim, S., Demirbag, M. and Tatoglu, E., 2007. An application of data envelopment analytic hierarchy process for supplier selection: a case study of BEKO in Turkey. International Journal of Production Research, 45 (9), 1973-2003), the data envelopment analytic hierarchy process (DEAHP) was claimed to outperform the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method and provide a better decision for supplier selection. This note illustrates the weaknesses of the DEAHP, demonstrating the invalidity of the above claim. The case study of BEKO in Turkey is re-examined and shows that extra verification is needed to come to a decision.

Keywords: analytic hierarchy process; data envelopment analysis; DEAHP; supplier selection

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207540701805653

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Soft Science, Fuzhou University, PR China,Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 2: Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Publication date: 2009-01-01

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