Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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Green Supplier Evaluation and Selections: A State-of-the-Art Literature Review of Models, Methods, and Applications

Table 2

Green evaluation criteria frequently used in the literature.
DimensionCriteriaSubcriteriaLiteratureFrequency
EconomicCostCost[22, 27,, 3941, 47, 50, 58, 61, 62, 64, 69, 70, 72, 74, 83, 85, 91, 100, 106, 108, 110, 112, 115, 116, 128, 132, 143, 146, 148, 151, 154, 162, 164, 165, 167, 170, 172, 173, 178–181, 185–188, 190, 194, 196, 201–203, 207, 210]54
Price[17, 18, 21, 35, 38, 40, 45, 46, 51, 52, 56, 65, 71, 73, 76, 83, 84, 92, 93, 96, 98, 99, 103–105, 107, 109, 122, 124–126, 130, 136, 139, 140, 142, 145, 149, 150, 153, 155, 157–159, 163, 169, 173, 175, 182, 183, 189, 191–193, 195, 198, 199, 205]58
Transportation cost[30, 51, 52, 73, 84, 94, 99, 112, 123–126, 138, 139, 143, 146, 169, 175, 183, 189, 191, 193, 198, 203–205, 211]27
QualityQuality[17, 18, 22, 23, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37–39, 41–43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 56–58, 60–62, 64, 65, 68–70, 72–76, 82–84, 86, 91–93, 96, 98, 100, 112–116, 121, 130, 132, 133, 136, 138, 139, 141–143, 145, 148, 150, 151, 153, 154, 156–160, 163, 165, 170–179, 184, 185, 187, 188, 190, 192–194, 196–199, 202, 207, 208, 211]97
Rejection rate[19, 30, 32, 75, 99, 101, 110, 122–124, 137, 143, 146, 163, 169, 175, 180, 183, 198, 204]20
DeliveryDelivery[22, 23, 27, 37–40, 45, 51, 54, 58, 60, 62, 63, 65, 70–75, 82, 91, 98, 106, 112, 122, 125, 133, 142, 150, 162–165, 172, 173, 182, 185, 192, 194, 196, 202, 208, 211]45
Lead time[20, 30, 51, 57, 73, 86, 92, 93, 96, 103–105, 112, 123–125, 143, 146, 162, 169, 180, 190, 199, 204]24
On-time delivery[17, 30, 32, 35, 61, 64, 67, 72, 86, 94, 108, 109, 116, 121, 124, 126, 136, 138, 140, 153, 167, 169, 170, 186, 198, 209]26
ServiceService quality[24, 27, 32, 35, 36, 42, 43, 72, 76, 79, 83, 89, 96, 122, 124, 145, 156, 158, 164, 170, 200]21
TechnologyTechnology capability[17, 18, 22, 23, 36, 38, 39, 51, 54, 58, 61, 62, 64, 67, 70–72, 74, 75, 79, 83, 87, 89, 112, 114, 116, 124, 129, 132, 137, 141, 142, 144, 162, 165, 167, 170, 173, 182, 185–188, 193–195, 207, 211]48
Technology level[23, 27, 46, 74, 81, 98, 99, 110, 120, 123, 124, 135, 143, 148, 149, 152, 169, 175, 180, 189, 191, 199, 204, 208]24
R&D capability[17, 30, 35, 71, 75, 77, 81, 110, 121, 123–126, 135, 139, 143, 151, 152, 157, 180, 206]20
FlexibilityFlexibility[27, 30, 39, 46, 51, 58, 59, 64, 69, 71–73, 86, 128, 132, 133, 135, 140, 157, 162, 165, 173, 181, 182, 186]25
EnvironmentalGreen imageGreen image[22–24, 26, 28, 32, 35, 38, 47, 49, 60, 72, 78, 87, 94, 113, 115, 119, 120, 135, 139, 146, 151, 154, 161, 163, 179, 197]28
Environmental management system[19, 26–29, 43, 47, 51, 57, 61, 72–78, 85, 88, 94, 98, 108, 110, 119, 120, 123, 125–127, 131–134, 136, 142, 145, 156–158, 160, 161, 165, 172, 173, 178, 180, 181, 185, 187, 188, 192, 193, 195, 196, 199, 207–209, 211]59
Pollution controlPollution control[29, 38, 49, 54, 57, 69, 71, 84, 106, 124, 126, 127, 133, 136, 137, 141, 157, 160, 167, 173, 175, 192]22
Pollution prevention[17, 19, 51, 52, 55, 77, 81, 86, 112, 120, 124, 135, 152, 161, 189, 191, 195, 207]18
Reduce, reuse, and recycle[25, 27, 30, 32, 33, 35, 58, 63, 67, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85–87, 92, 93, 101, 107, 111, 113, 122, 124, 126, 127, 130, 136, 149, 151–153, 157, 159, 161, 165, 173, 183, 195, 198, 206]41
Pollution production[26, 28, 38, 41, 47, 48, 54, 58, 61, 78, 110, 115, 122, 123, 131, 134, 143, 147, 163, 178, 180, 185–188, 194, 204, 207]28
Hazardous waste[25, 29, 30, 33, 35, 42, 43, 55, 72, 87, 88, 90, 95, 99, 113, 118, 124, 135, 140, 146, 175, 204]22
Greenhouse gas emission[30, 35, 40, 44, 50, 55, 56, 58, 59, 72, 75, 77, 81–83, 90, 92, 93, 95, 96, 99, 100, 102–105, 107, 111, 113, 123, 124, 135, 138, 152, 153, 157, 168, 173, 183, 185, 190, 194, 198, 201, 203, 211]46
Green competenciesGreen manufacturing[17, 19, 23, 31, 37, 43, 49, 51, 52, 66, 77, 79, 85, 95, 117, 124, 125, 132, 133, 141, 143, 151, 157, 173, 175, 176, 184, 189, 191, 197]30
Green packing and labeling[19, 21, 27, 30, 32, 51, 52, 58, 72–74, 77, 79, 85, 112, 124, 135, 146, 152, 168, 181, 195]22
Green certifications[20, 25, 30, 32, 33, 42, 43, 55, 77, 81, 85, 99, 113, 118, 124, 136, 138, 139, 146, 151, 152, 161–163, 174, 175, 189, 191, 195, 204]30
Green logistics[17, 30, 31, 33, 37, 57, 72, 77, 79, 86, 113, 114, 118, 119, 125, 137, 146, 151, 160, 168, 184, 197]22
Green design[17, 26–29, 31, 33, 37, 43, 51, 54, 61, 63, 66–68, 78, 79, 85, 88, 94, 95, 99, 108, 113, 122, 124–127, 130–135, 143, 149, 151, 157, 159, 165, 171, 173, 179, 180, 189, 191, 195, 199, 208, 209]52
Resource consumption[21, 26, 28, 33, 35, 38, 41, 48, 50, 54, 57, 59, 63, 75, 77, 78, 81–85, 90, 102, 106, 110, 113, 115, 118, 123, 130–135, 139, 140, 143, 144, 152, 153, 157, 159, 160, 163, 165, 169, 170, 173, 180, 192, 199, 202, 204]53
Use of environmentally friendly technology[18, 26, 30, 48, 61, 77, 78, 81, 91, 112, 115, 124, 126, 127, 131, 134, 146, 147, 152, 164, 170, 181, 193, 211]24
Use of environmentally friendly materials[18, 26, 28, 30, 32, 50, 58, 60, 61, 66, 67, 77, 78, 81, 112, 124, 131, 134, 135, 152, 161, 193, 211]23
SocialEmployeeInterests and rights[19, 27, 30, 31, 37, 51, 57, 58, 60, 68, 72, 73, 94, 99, 108, 114, 124, 133, 136, 163, 165, 167, 173, 178, 186–189, 191, 194, 196, 202, 207]33
Health and safety[19, 21, 24, 27, 30, 31, 51, 52, 58, 60, 61, 71, 73, 82, 86, 90, 94, 95, 108, 109, 114, 126, 127, 133, 136, 157, 165, 167, 171–174, 178, 185–188, 192, 194, 196, 199, 200, 204, 207, 208]45
Staff training[19, 24, 26, 37, 39, 47, 55, 77, 78, 82, 85, 90, 114, 115, 133, 135, 136, 144, 161, 166, 178, 185, 192, 202, 204]25
InformationInformation disclosure[19, 27, 51, 53, 58, 61, 72, 73, 84, 97, 99, 114, 124, 126, 127, 133, 136, 146, 157, 165, 171, 173, 178, 187, 188, 207]26
Social responsibilitySocial responsibility[21, 29, 31, 54, 57, 72, 75, 77, 81, 89, 135, 144, 146, 152, 160, 162, 167, 170, 182, 201, 204, 209]22
Reputation[17, 19, 35, 54, 58, 61, 82, 83, 94, 103, 104, 116, 117, 121, 125, 133, 135, 136, 139, 151, 162, 163, 169, 184, 197]24