Vendor Selection in Supply Chain Management by Expert Systems and a Case Study

Authors : Süleyman ERSÖZ, Mustafa YÜZÜKIRMIZI, Ahmet Kürşad TÜRKER, Burak BİRGÖREN

Pages : 61-66

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Publication Date : 2009-06-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Recent advances in world order and intensified competitive environment, force firms immediately to incorporate techniques into the company culture that will radically and drastically improve the main performance criterions of quality, service, speed, and cost. This challenging surrounding in commerce and industry which emerged in the second half of the twentieth century, push the limits of the production management techniques. In recent years, the importance of a supply chain management that has the ability to respond agile and flexible market increased. Certainly, the success of a supply chain management depends on various decisive factors and can be achieved by managing several components efficiently. In this study, one of such significant factors, management and selection of vendors is examined and an expert system is designed to give rational decisions in vendor selection. For this purpose, an expert system model is developed for selection and handling of suppliers in Shoes Industries and the corresponding case study is presented.
Keywords : Supply chain management, Expert systems