Green Supplier Selection Using an Integrated Approach of Quality Function Deployment and Multi-Criteria Decision Making

The supplier selection process is evaluated as a combination of customer criteria and technical requirements. The proposed supplier selection approach enables the firm to better understand the complex relationships of features associated with the decision-making process, which can then improve decision reliability as well as, to some extent, promote sustainable development. The aim of the present study was to select a green supplier using a televised approach to expand quality performance and multi-criteria decision making in Iran Khodro Company. In this regard, by reviewing the literature and interviewing experts, 9 factors that are effective in selecting the green supply chain were identified that the prioritization of them were Delete Waste (0.24), Proper delivery time (‏0.145‏), Human resources (0.13), Lean production (‏0.11‏), new technology (‏0.09‏), High quality supplier (‏0.086‏), Dynamic management (‏0.083‏), Product recycling (‏0.06‏) and Team Work with ‏0.04‏ respectively as the most important factors in choosing a green supplier. Then, according to the weight obtained using VIKOR method, the suppliers were prioritized. According to the results, among the four main suppliers of the company, the second supplier with a weight of 0.75 as the best choice, the fourth supplier with 0.57 was chosen as the second choice, the third supplier with 0.21 as the third choice and the first supplier with 0.17 as the fourth option.