A Study on Evaluation of Modular Suppliers and Discussion of Stability

Table 4

Primary indexes of modular supplier selection.

No.	Criteria	References	No.	Criteria	References
1	Quality control	[14, 16, 18, 22, 23]	16	Support in modularization activity	[30]
2	Cost control	[19–21, 25, 26]	17	Integration capability	[36]
3	On time delivery	[16–20]	18	Process management	[21]
4	Service	[21, 24, 26, 27, 36]	19	Communication	[11, 19, 20, 24]
5	Financial situation	[11, 20, 30, 32, 35]	20	Responsiveness	[21, 37]
6	Reputation	[11, 29–32]	21	Customer satisfaction	[34]
7	Technical capability	[11, 32, 34, 35]	22	Loyalty	[40]
8	Innovation	[26, 39]	23	Follow up	[28]
9	ISO certification	[20]	24	Customer relationship	[28]
10	Product configuration	[14]	25	Trust	[21]
11	New technological identification	[34]	26	Customer support	[53]
12	Industry knowledge	[32]	27	Managerial capability	[26]
13	Commitment to continuous improvement	[40]	28	Compatibility across levels and functions	[34]
14	Support in product development	[20]	29	Desire of business	[54]
15	Support in value analysis	[30]	30	Reliability	[20, 21, 28, 36]