Multiple criteria partner selection in virtual enterprises

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2007

Authors

Crispim, JA (Author) Other; Jorge Pinho de Sousa (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Establishing the Foundation of Collaborative Networks

Pages: 197-206

8th Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises

Guimaraes, PORTUGAL, SEP 10-12, 2007

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Authenticus ID: P-004-D1V

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-73798-0_20

Abstract (EN): A virtual enterprise (VE) is a temporary organization that pools member enteiprises core competencies and exploits fast changing market opportunities Partner selection can be viewed as a multi-criteria decision making problem that involves, assessing trade-offs between conflicting tangible and intangible criteria, and stating preferences based on incomplete or non-available information. In general, this is a very complex problem due to the large number of alternatives and criteria of different types. In this paper we propose an integrated approach to rank alternative VE configurations using an extension of the TOPSIS method for fuzzy data, improved through the use of a tabu search meta-heuristic. Preliminary computational results clearly demonstrate its potential for practical application.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10