Identification and Ranking Importing Process Risk Factors Using Analytic Hierarchy Process: Case Study in Iranian Auto industry

Today، concepts and factors such as competition، trading، production، supply and logistics as well as purchasing are changed dramatically. Conventionally، organizations were relying on internal markets for their purchasing and supply attempts. Therefore، purchasing principles and regulations were dependent on internal circumstances. However، with the advent of big multinational companies، which based their considerations mainly on international environment، these principles and regulations have become more different. In some countries، however، there is still a combination of conventional and modern principles running in the area of production and trading. For instance، although supply and provision are performed in a global level، the main problem that production companies face in Iran is importing process. Therefore، this article has studied the process of importing process in Iranian auto industry in order to identify and rank the importing process risk factors using Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MADM) approach. Thus، after a brief literature review، factors affecting importing process are enumerated. Finally، they are ranked using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique.