A Comparative Performance Analyze Model and Supplier Positioning in Performance Maps for Supplier Selection and Evaluation

Abstract

In supply chain, supplier has an important role and in this situation supplier evaluation and selection is gained more significance for companies. So that, it is purposed to improve an evaluation model to evaluate and select suppliers ethodology and -divest supplier evaluation from its general evaluation concept by presenting alternative selection criteria, suppliers and methods for working with positioning of these in performance maps. 1. Supply Chain Management Supply chain management (SCM) is denned as the set of approaches utilized to efficiently integrate suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, and stores, so that merchandize is produced in the right quantities, distributed to the right locations, and at the right time, in order to minimize system-wide costs (or maximize profits) while satisfying service level requirements (Mak, 2009). For this reason, the firms which provides supply chain support service processes, is called as supplier, has an important role in the supply chain management. In addition, selection and evaluation of suppliers are the critical decision problems for efficient supply chain management. Supplier selection is sometimes highly complex, since it incorporates a great variety of uncontrollable and unpredictable factors that affect the decisions involved. This should prompt careful attention to the way in which such decisions are reached and justified, and would consequently suggest (among other things) the use of decisional models to support procurement decision making. Moreover, supplier assessments or ratings should be done routinely to ensure that incoming materials meet relevant quality standards (Bevilacqua, 2006).