Integrated Fuzzy System and Multi-Expression Programming Techniques for Supplier Selection

• Published in: Tehnički vjesnik Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 122 - 127
• Main Authors: Paunovic, Marija, Milutinovic, Nebojsa, Olivera, Vojinovic, Zeljko, Mladenovic-Vojinovic, Biljana
• Format: Journal Article Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Slavonski Baod University of Osijek 01.02.2019; Josipa Jurja Strossmayer University of Osijek; Strojarski fakultet u Slavonskom Brodu; Fakultet elektrotehnike, računarstva i informacijskih tehnologija Osijek; Građevinski i arhitektonski fakultet Osijek; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek
• Subjects: Component and supplier management; Fuzzy logic; fuzzy system; Fuzzy systems; Mathematical models; Methods; multi-expression programming; Multiple objective analysis; supplier evaluation; Vendor relations
• ISSN: 1330-3651; 1848-6339
• DOI: 10.17559/TV-20171206111409

Supplier selection problem is a multi-objective problem in which different criteria should be taken into consideration. This article presents a new approach to supplier pre-qualification, supplier selection and evaluation. In the first stage of the model, multi-expression programming (MEP) techniques are used for a supplier pre-qualification. Techniques implemented in MEP allow construction of experiential models using the knowledge contained in the experimental information. Evaluation of the qualified suppliers is done in the second stage using fuzzy logic and Fuzzy Inference System (FIS). In this way, it is possible to retain expert knowledge of the subject phenomenon in a model with the possibility of selecting different operators which lead to the possibility of the faster selection of parameters and making more reliable decisions. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the proposed approach.