Supplier Selection Problems with Considering E-business via Particle Swarm Optimization: Supplier Selection Problems with Considering E-business

Author

Wang, Y.N. ; Wang, H.S. ; Che, Z.H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Manage., Nat. Taipei Univ. of Technol., Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

1

fYear

2009

fDate

19-21 May 2009

Firstpage

208

Lastpage

212

Abstract

In this paper, an optimal mathematical model was constructed to solve the supplier selection problems. The cost factors along with quantity discount policies are considered in the proposed problem. In addition, E-business is taken as an important factor in the supplier appraisal. A Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) approach is proposed for solving the mathematical model to figure out the suitable suppliers and appropriate quantity allocation of selected suppliers efficiently. Finally, a realistic case is proposed and analysis result shows that the quality solution can be obtained by applying the PSO approach.

Keywords

business data processing; electronic commerce; particle swarm optimisation; appropriate quantity allocation; cost factors; e-business; optimal mathematical model; particle swarm optimization; quantity discount policies; suitable suppliers; supplier selection problems; Cities and towns; Consumer electronics; Costs; Engineering management; Industrial engineering; Mathematical model; Particle swarm optimization; Raw materials; Supply chains; Technology management; E-business; Particle Swarm Optimization; quantity discount; supplier selection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Systems, 2009. GCIS '09. WRI Global Congress on

Conference_Location

Xiamen

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3571-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GCIS.2009.447

Filename

5208989