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dc.contributor.authorSaen, Reza Farzipoor
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:46:48Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:46:48Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-11-01T07:05:55Z
dc.identifier.issn09727981
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/09727980911007172
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/34599
dc.description.abstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to propose a straightforward model for selecting slightly non-homogeneous vendors. Design/methodology/approach - In this paper the use of the interval data envelopment analysis (DEA) is suggested. The bounds of intervals are constant and can be obtained by various estimation techniques. The interval DEA model provides for the decision making units (DMUs) with missing values a lower and an upper bound of their efficiency score corresponding to their most favorable and unfavorable option. Findings - Employing the proposed method for selecting slightly non-homogeneous vendors largely reduced practical difficulties for vendor selection. This method does not exclude any vendor from the selection problem. For all the vendors it provides bounds of the efficiency scores depended on the particular data values that the vendors with missing data assign within the intervals so to maximize their efficiency score. Practical implications - The proposed model considers a slightly non-homogeneous situation for vendor selection. The proposed approach is driven by multiple criteria. The joint consideration of multiple criteria in a slightly non-homogeneous environment helps managers select vendors using a comprehensive approach that goes beyond just purchase costs. Originality/value - This paper is believed to be the first to discuss the problem of slightly non-homogeneous vendor selection with respect to interval mathematics.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom144
dc.relation.ispartofpageto153
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Advances in Management Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommerce, Management, Tourism and Services not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode159999
dc.titleA New Approach for Selecting Slightly Non-homogeneous Vendors
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorFarzipoor Saen, Reza


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