Green supplier selection: A literature review and a critical perspective

The Supplier Selection Problem (SSP) consists of analyzing and measuring the performance of a set of suppliers in order to rank and select them for improving the competitiveness of the whole supply system. As many conflicting factors should be taken into account in the analysis, this problem is usually tackled using multi-criteria models and methods. In recent years, an increasing environmental awareness has favoured the emergence of the new Green Supply Chain paradigm; thus, also in the Supplier Selection Problem, green criteria have been incorporated. In this work a careful scrutiny of the papers appeared on international scientific journals in the recent years about Green Supplier Selection Problem is provided, highlighting utilised methodologies and current issues.