Why sustainable supplier selection is a typical multi-criteria decision-making problem involving subjectivity and vagueness?

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Course Learning Outcomes-Covered

Aligned PLOsCourse Learning Outcomes (CLOs)Question
MGT.K.3 (1.2)Explain simple decision models and management science ideas that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight about large spectrum of managerial problems.Question 2, 3
MGT.S.1 (2.1)Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision models to use for specific problemsQuestion 1, 4  

Assignment Instructions:

  • Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
  • On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
  • From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
  • In the Search Bar of EBSCO find the following article:

Title: A Rough Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Sustainable Supplier Selection under Vague Environment: A Case Study.

Author: Huiyun Lu , Shaojun Jiang , Wenyan Song, Xinguo Ming

Date: 26 July 2018

Assignment Questions: (Marks 05)

Read the above Article and answer the following Questions:    

Question 1: Explain the decision making approach discussed in this Article          (300-400 words) (2-Marks).

Question 2: Why sustainable supplier selection is a typical multi-criteria decision-making problem involving subjectivity and vagueness? (150-200 words) (1-Mark)

Question 3: Why Supplier selection decisions are important for most of the manufacturing firms, as discussed in this study? (150-200words) (1-Mark)

Question 4: What is your opinion about this study and how it is linked to course and beneficial for you? (150-200 words) (1-Mark)

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