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Article

An Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision Support Framework for the Selection of Suppliers in Small and Medium Enterprises based on Green Innovation Ability

by
Almalki Sultan Musaad O
1,*,
Zhang Zhuo
1,
Zafar Ali Siyal
2,
Ghulam Muhammad Shaikh
3,
Syed Ahsan Ali Shah
1,4,
Yasir Ahmed Solangi
1,4,* and
Almalki Otaibi Musaad O
1,5
1
College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
2
Department of Energy and Environment Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah 67480, Pakistan
3
Department of Computer Science, Bahria University, Karachi 75260, Pakistan
4
School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
5
College of Business Administration, Taif University, Taif 11099, Saudi Arabia
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Processes 2020, 8(4), 418; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8040418
Submission received: 10 March 2020 / Revised: 24 March 2020 / Accepted: 27 March 2020 / Published: 1 April 2020
(This article belongs to the Collection Multi-Objective Optimization of Processes)
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Abstract

Globally, organizations are under enormous pressure to implement green supply chain processes due to growing environmental concerns. Subsequently, organizations and firms have become more conscious of their suppliers’ green innovation ability. However, the selection of the most optimum supplier concerning green innovation ability remains a challenging task that needs to be analyzed. Thus, this study develops an integrated fuzzy and grey-based methodology to analyze and prioritize suppliers for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the context of Saudi Arabia. Initially, the study identifies 4 criteria and 20 sub-criteria through extensive literature review with respect to suppliers’ green innovation ability. Later, the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) computes weights of criteria and sub-criteria. Finally, the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS)-Grey was employed to rank the suppliers. The process of assigning weights to criteria and sub-criteria involved twelve experts from academics and industry. The results of Fuzzy AHP indicated that the “Green Innovation Initiatives” is the most significant criterion for the supplier selection. The results of TOPSIS-Grey revealed that the “Supplier-3” is the most optimum supplier having the highest potential of adopting green practices among other suppliers. The overall results provide adequate feedback for organizations and firms to maximize their ability to curb environmental impacts from their upstream activities.
Keywords: supplier selection; green innovation; SMEs; Fuzzy AHP; TOPSIS-Grey; Saudi Arabia supplier selection; green innovation; SMEs; Fuzzy AHP; TOPSIS-Grey; Saudi Arabia

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Musaad O, A.S.; Zhuo, Z.; Siyal, Z.A.; Shaikh, G.M.; Shah, S.A.A.; Solangi, Y.A.; Musaad O, A.O. An Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision Support Framework for the Selection of Suppliers in Small and Medium Enterprises based on Green Innovation Ability. Processes 2020, 8, 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8040418

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Musaad O AS, Zhuo Z, Siyal ZA, Shaikh GM, Shah SAA, Solangi YA, Musaad O AO. An Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision Support Framework for the Selection of Suppliers in Small and Medium Enterprises based on Green Innovation Ability. Processes. 2020; 8(4):418. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8040418

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Musaad O, Almalki Sultan, Zhang Zhuo, Zafar Ali Siyal, Ghulam Muhammad Shaikh, Syed Ahsan Ali Shah, Yasir Ahmed Solangi, and Almalki Otaibi Musaad O. 2020. "An Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision Support Framework for the Selection of Suppliers in Small and Medium Enterprises based on Green Innovation Ability" Processes 8, no. 4: 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8040418

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Musaad O, A. S., Zhuo, Z., Siyal, Z. A., Shaikh, G. M., Shah, S. A. A., Solangi, Y. A., & Musaad O, A. O. (2020). An Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision Support Framework for the Selection of Suppliers in Small and Medium Enterprises based on Green Innovation Ability. Processes, 8(4), 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8040418

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