The Supplier selection problem (SSP) is associated with deciding how one supplier should be selected from a number of potential alternatives. This paper describes the decision-making process and explains the case study of purchasing a pressure reactor in Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIP!). Comparative study shows that the presented model has a valid mathematical basement and is a simply applicable model. We believe that applying the model helps the procurement managers in most effective manner dealing with his decision-making problems.
hatefi,M A and ghadirian,H A . (2008). An Applicable Model in Supplier Selection: A Case Study in a Research Institute. Management Studies in Development and Evolution, 19(58), 171-189.
MLA
hatefi,M A , and ghadirian,H A . "An Applicable Model in Supplier Selection: A Case Study in a Research Institute", Management Studies in Development and Evolution, 19, 58, 2008, 171-189.
HARVARD
hatefi M A, ghadirian H A. (2008). 'An Applicable Model in Supplier Selection: A Case Study in a Research Institute', Management Studies in Development and Evolution, 19(58), pp. 171-189.
CHICAGO
M A hatefi and H A ghadirian, "An Applicable Model in Supplier Selection: A Case Study in a Research Institute," Management Studies in Development and Evolution, 19 58 (2008): 171-189,
VANCOUVER
hatefi M A, ghadirian H A. An Applicable Model in Supplier Selection: A Case Study in a Research Institute. Management Studies in Development and Evolution. 2008;19(58):171-189 (In Persian).