Research Article

A Hybrid Multiple Criteria Decision Making Model for Supplier Selection

Table 2

Descriptions of the selection criteria.

CriteriaDefinitionContributors

PriceThe price of the product[13, 6]
QualityThe quality of the product[13, 6]
On-timeOn-time delivery[13, 6, 7]
MarketabilityThe marketability of the product[9]
ServiceThe service after sale[1, 68]
FinanceThe financial status of the supplier[1, 2, 6]
MarketingThe marketing resource of the supplierSenior executives propose
AttitudeThe attitude of the supplier[10]
DesignThe design capacity of the supplier[2, 3]
ProductionThe production capacity of the supplier[2, 3, 6]
DevelopmentThe NPD capacity of the supplier[13, 6, 7]
EmergencyThe capacity of the supplier to fill emergency orders[10]