Title :
A cross efficiency fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis technique for supplier evaluation under uncertainty
Author :
Costantino, N. ; Dotoli, Mariagrazia ; Epicoco, Nicola ; Falagario, Marco ; Sciancalepore, Fabio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Manage. Eng., Politec. di Bari, Bari, Italy
Abstract :
We present a novel cross efficiency fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique for supplier selection under uncertainty. In order to deal with uncertain input and output suppliers data, triangular fuzzy numbers are employed. A fuzzy triangular efficiency is associated to each supplier through a cross evaluation by a compromise between objectives. The results are defuzzified and a supplier ranking is determined. The method is applied to the evaluation of a set of candidate suppliers of an Italian SME, showing the ease of application and discriminative power among suppliers.
Keywords :
data envelopment analysis; fuzzy set theory; number theory; small-to-medium enterprises; supply chain management; DEA technique; Italian SME; cross efficiency fuzzy data envelopment analysis technique; fuzzy triangular efficiency; supplier evaluation under uncertainty; supplier ranking; supplier selection under uncertainty; triangular fuzzy numbers; uncertain input suppliers data; uncertain output suppliers data;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA), 2012 IEEE 17th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krakow
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4735-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1946-0740
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489600
