Selection of Green Supplier in Automotive Industry: An Expert Choice Methodology

Abstract

Today, businesses need to develop their strategies in managing the green supply chain to honour green practices and developments to maximize sustainability. Many managers and owners of businesses depend on green suppliers to achieve competitive advantages worldwide, but the identification of the right green supplier is a challenge for them. This research aims to identify environmental selection criteria for suppliers and establish a structure that will allow decision-makers to evaluate and prioritize green suppliers. In this study, we have taken the data from different automobile companies to analyze the importance of environmentally friendly practices, operation life-cycle, and other factors in selecting suppliers. Based on different green practices, the best supplier selection has been done by using Expert Choice software. This research contributes primarily to establishing a framework which will enable managers to identify their green supplier.