Title :
A quantitative framework for designing efficient business process alliances
Author :
Talluri, Srinivas ; Baker, R.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manage. Sci., Texas Univ., Arlington, TX, USA
Abstract :
Virtual corporations (VCs) are viewed as a solution for quick introduction of a variety of products with high quality and low costs. One of the critical issues in the formation of VCs is the partner selection process. The paper proposes a two-phase mathematical programming approach for effective partner selection in designing a VC. Phase 1 identifies efficient candidates of each business process type utilizing data envelopment analysis. Phase 2 uses an integer (0-1) goal programming model to select an effective combination of efficient partners
Keywords :
commerce; integer programming; management science; operations research; data envelopment analysis; efficient business process alliance design; high quality products; integer goal programming model; low cost products; partner selection process; quantitative framework; two-phase mathematical programming approach; virtual corporations; Costs; Data envelopment analysis; Filtering; Filters; Manufacturing processes; Market opportunities; Process design; Quality management; Virtual colonoscopy; Virtual enterprises;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering and Technology Management, 1996. IEMC 96. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3552-X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1996.547896
