A fuzzy-TOPSIS model for maintenance outsourcing considering the quality of submitted tender documents

Autor: Shereen Ababneh, Omar Al-Araidah, Elif Elçin Günay, Maysa Alshraideh
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Eksploatacja i Niezawodność – Maintenance and Reliability. 23:443-453
ISSN: 2956-3860
1507-2711
Popis: The paper provides a multiple-experts Fuzzy-TOPSIS decision-making model for the selection among maintenance contractors based on the quality of tendering documents. The study introduces a set of selection criteria utilizing benefit and cost criteria from literature. The proposed model aggregates subjective linguistic assessments of multiple experts that express their opinions on the degree of importance of criteria and allows multiple decisionmakers to evaluate the compliance of contractors’ documents. For a case study, the model is applied to select among contractors tendering to maintain the heavy-duty cranes of an international steel company from literature. Several decision-making scenarios are investigated, and major changes in the final decision are observed. The changes in obtained results illustrate the need to better address uncertainties in rating and tendering an overqualified contractor at a higher cost.
Databáze: OpenAIRE