A dual model for selecting technology and technology transfer method using a combination of the Best-Worst Method (BWM) and goal programing

Abstract. As a vital criterion for the supply chain, supplier selection has signicant effects on the chain structure. Three important factors contribute to the selection process: product/technology selection, technology/product transfer method selection, and supplier selection. Followed by dening the in uential criteria for these factors, the current study employed Best-Worst Method (BWM) to measure the weights. Next, the three factors were incorporated into Goal Programming (GP) to minimize the cost and failure risk and maximize the service and environmental compliance levels. The results of the GP demonstrated the level of demand allocation to the supplier(s). Further, Gray Analytical Network Process (GANP) was used as the best decision-making method and over the past four years, BWM was applied in decision-making processes. Therefore, the GANP method was used to measure the weights of criteria. These weights were also incorporated into GP for comparison with the proposed combination. The results conrmed the superiority of BWM-GP over GANP-GP due to its ability to reduce both cost and failure, in addition to the increased level of service and environmental compliance.