Distribution Network Supplier Selection with Fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS

Abstract

Supplier selection is one of the most important activities of purchasing, since it has a great impact on the normal operation and profit of an enterprise. Due to the stringent requirement on the normal operation of State Grid and the diversity of distribution network commodities, proper supplier management is even more important than what is required in other fields. In this paper, a criteria hierarchy for distribution network supplier selection is constructed. To select suppliers objectively, a FAHP integrated TOPSIS approach is proposed. A questionnaire survey is conducted to get the weight of every criterion and a numerical example is given to illustrate how the model works.