Differential evolution for supplier selection problem: A DEA based approach

Abstract

Deciding an appropriate approach for supplier selection is however a demanding research task as there are often thousands of potential suppliers and identifying a subset of these suppliers can be a difficult practice. During last few years, Differential Evolution has come out as a dominant tool used for solving a wide range of problems arising in numerous fields. In the current study, we present an approach to solve the supplier selection problem mathematical modeled with Data envelopment analysis using differential evolution. A case study demonstrates the application of the present approach.