Title :
Comparative investigation on green supplier selection of the American, Japanese and Taiwanese Electronics Industry in China
Author :
Chiou, C.Y. ; Hsu, C.W. ; Hwang, W.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Int. Trade, Overseas Chinese Inst. of Technol., Taichung, Taiwan
Abstract :
This paper utilized fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) to explore the differences of green supplier selection among the American, Japanese and Taiwanese electronics industry in China. In this study, identification of criteria of green supplier selection is categorized into six criteria and 24 sub-criteria, a multi-criteria decision model is proposed. FAHP then is applied to determine the relative importance for selecting green suppliers among the American, Japanese and Taiwanese Electronics Industry in China. The findings indicate that the supply chain base criterion performs the best for overall ranking from three countries¿ groups.
Keywords :
decision making; decision theory; electronics industry; environmental factors; fuzzy set theory; supply chain management; American electronics industry; Japanese electronics industry; Taiwanese electronics industry; fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; green supplier selection; green supply chain management; multicriteria decision model; Costs; Documentation; Electronic waste; Electronics industry; Environmental economics; Green products; Information technology; International trade; Investments; Supply chains; Green supplier selection; fuzzy analytic hierarchy process; the electronics industry;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2008. IEEM 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2629-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2630-0
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738204