Plant Location Selection for Food Production by Considering the Regional and Seasonal Supply Vulnerability of Raw Materials

Table 2

Fuzzy input data for the supply vulnerability of raw material.

Location	Season	RA	PE	PR	SVL	Location	Season	RA	PE	PR	SVL
1	Spring	L	L	H	H	5	Spring	H	L	L	M
	Summer	L	L	H	H		Summer	H	L	H	L
	Fall	L	H	H	L		Fall	H	H	H	VL
	Winter	H	L	L	M		Winter	H	H	L	VL
2	Spring	H	L	L	M	6	Spring	H	L	L	M
	Summer	H	L	L	M		Summer	L	L	L	VH
	Fall	H	H	H	VL		Fall	H	H	H	VL
	Winter	L	L	L	VH		Winter	H	H	L	VL
3	Spring	H	L	L	M	7	Spring	H	L	L	M
	Summer	L	L	H	H		Summer	H	L	L	M
	Fall	H	H	H	VL		Fall	H	H	H	VL
	Winter	L	H	L	H		Winter	H	L	L	M
4	Spring	L	L	L	VH	8	Spring	L	H	L	H
	Summer	L	L	L	VH		Summer	L	L	L	VH
	Fall	H	H	H	VL		Fall	H	H	H	VL
	Winter	H	H	L	L		Winter	L	H	L	H

Note: RA: raw material availability; PE: production efficiency; PR: possibility of replacing raw material feedstock; SVL: supply vulnerability level; VH: very high; H: high; M: medium; L: low; VL: very low.