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Title:	Using Multi Criteria Decision-Making (MCMD) For Green Supplier Selection
Authors:	Walailak Atthirawong
Published in:	(2019). ECMS 2019 Proceedings Edited by: Mauro Iacono, Francesco Palmieri, Marco Gribaudo, Massimo Ficco, European Council for Modeling and Simulation. DOI: http://doi.org/10.7148/2019 ISSN: 2522-2422 (ONLINE) ISSN: 2522-2414 (PRINT) ISSN: 2522-2430 (CD-ROM) 33rd International ECMS Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Caserta, Italy, June 11^th – June 14^th, 2019
Citation format:	Walailak Atthirawong (2019). Using Multi Criteria Decision-Making (MCMD) For Green Supplier Selection, ECMS 2019 Proceedings Edited by: Mauro Iacono, Francesco Palmieri, Marco Gribaudo, Massimo Ficco European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi: 10.7148/2019-0330
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.7148/2019-0330
Abstract:	At present, the level of consciousness and awareness about environmental problems are increasingly internationally concerned from society businesses and governments globally. A number of organizations have begun paying greater attention to diminish the harmful impact of business activities in terms of production, consumption and purchasing behavior which may affect the environment. Despite environmental concern, numerous consumers are willing to pay more for environmental benefits. Supplier selection process is a key role which helps the business to be success in a global arena. The appropriate supplier selection is one of the most important issues for any organization which affecting the total supply chain performance and the quality of final product. Thus, this paper proposes an approach for evaluation and ranking suppliers. In particular, the main focus of this study is to incorporate environmental responsibility requirements into supplier selection. An illustrate example in a cosmetic and beauty community enterprise was conducted to implement how to select the most suitable supplier using TOPSIS method. A set of criteria and sub-criteria were identified from a real case company. The decision was made on the basis of observation of three suppliers with four criteria and ten sub-criteria. The main contribution of this study provides a noteworthy tool to help decision makers in the selection process and reduce the subjective bias to some extent.
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