The Research On The Issues Of Supplier Selection In SCM

As knowledge economy coming , market competition with globalization, dynamics becomes fiercer than ever before, Uncertainties in economy and customers are increasing quickly, at the same time high-tech growing fast. How to face this challenge situation is depending mostly on their supply chains. And the first problem to resolve in constructing the supply chain is the supplier selection. This issue will be studied systematically in this dissertation.The main results of the thesis are briefly summarized as follows:(1)Introducing the background of the dissertation and making a review of supply chain and SCM.(2)Discussing the notions of IEMP and supply chain . By presenting a summary of discussion of IEMP based on the literature review, the dissertation will discuss the effect of IEMP to supplier selection in various procurement situations.(3)This dissertation brings forward primary interpretation and summary for the economic phenomenon of supplier selection from points of view of transaction cost, enterprise core competency, competitive strategy and value chain, manufacturing resources integration.(4)After analyzing the benefit and the risk of supplier selection, the step to construct the relationship of supplier selection, the key factor of building that relationship, a framework of supplier selection is presented.(5) In order to select the proper supplier and decide the quantity of purchasing in each selected supplier, an algorithm for supplier selection using AHP and linear programming is proposed to get the final partner considering both qualitative and quantitative factors.(6}Giving a summary and prospect of supplier selection ,The main innovation points are showing as follows:(1 )By presenting a summary of discussion of IEMP based on the literature review. the dissertation will discuss the effect of IEMP to supplier selection in various procurement situations.(2)This dissertation brings forward primary interpretation and summary for the economic phenomenon of supplier selection from points of view of transaction cost, enterprise core competency, competitive strategy and value chain, manufacturing resources integration.(3)By analyzing the character and the requirements of supplier selection, the dissertation present the index system and a framework of supplier selection.(4)Supplier selection is a major problem in supply chain management. In order to select the proper supplier and decide the quantity of purchasing in each selected supplier, an algorithm for supplier selection using AHP and linear programming is proposed to resolve the problem.