AHP fuzzy comprehensive method of supplier evaluation in social manufacturing mode

Author

Gang Xiong ; Yaran Chen ; Xiuqin Shang ; Xiwei Liu ; Nyberg, Timo R.

Author_Institution

Cloud Comput. Center, Dongguan, China

fYear

2014

Firstpage

3594

Lastpage

3599

Abstract

With the development of rapid prototype 3D printing technology, social manufacturing era is coming too. The paper mainly introduces the framework of social manufacturing, which is able to perceive and influence the customers and satisfy the demand of mass customization. Under the framework, an evaluation system for garment enterprises is proposed to select the best supplier based on AHP and fuzzy comprehensive method. This method considers both qualitative and quantitative factors simultaneously. The system´s validity and practicability have been verified in the Dongguan garment enterprises.

Keywords

analytic hierarchy process; clothing industry; customer satisfaction; fuzzy set theory; mass production; product customisation; rapid prototyping (industrial); supply chain management; three-dimensional printing; AHP fuzzy comprehensive method; Dongguan garment enterprises; analytic hierarchy process; customer satisfaction; mass customization; qualitative factors; quantitative factors; rapid prototype 3D printing technology; social manufacturing mode; supplier evaluation; Clothing; Cloud computing; Indexes; Mass customization; Supply chains; AHP; social manufacturing; supplier evaluation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA), 2014 11th World Congress on

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCICA.2014.7053314

Filename

7053314