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Multiple criteria group decision-making for supplier selection based on COPRAS method with interval type-2 fuzzy sets

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Supplier selection is one of the most critical activities of purchasing management in a supply chain because of the key role of supplier’s performance in achieving the objectives of a supply chain. Supplier selection problem requires a trade-off between multiple criteria exhibiting vagueness and imprecision with the involvement of a group of experts. This paper presents a multiple criteria group decision-making approach for supplier selection problem in the context of interval type-2 fuzzy sets. A new method for ranking interval type-2 fuzzy numbers, based on the centroid of fuzzy sets, is proposed and compared with some methods. The proposed ranking method is used for extending complex proportional assessment (COPRAS) method for group decision-making with interval type-2 fuzzy numbers. The developed method uses a stepwise procedure for ranking and evaluating the alternatives, in terms of significance and utility degree, and selects the best solution considering both the positive-ideal and the negative-ideal solutions. To demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach in supplier selection problems, an illustrative example is presented and the results are analyzed.

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    Mehdi Keshavarz Ghorabaee, Maghsoud Amiri, Jamshid Salehi Sadaghiani & Golnoosh Hassani Goodarzi

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Keshavarz Ghorabaee, M., Amiri, M., Salehi Sadaghiani, J. et al. Multiple criteria group decision-making for supplier selection based on COPRAS method with interval type-2 fuzzy sets. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 75, 1115–1130 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-6142-7

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