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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are gradually playing an increasing role in the aspects of economic growth and social responsibility. SMEs have the characteristics of weak bargaining power and capital shortage. They are at a disadvantage when dealing with large suppliers and dishonest small and medium-sized suppliers, which may increase transaction costs and even threaten their survival. However, previous studies mainly focus on supplier selection in large organizations, and lack of appropriate methods applied to research on supplier selection in SMEs. Therefore, this paper innovatively developed a supplier evaluation framework and proposed a new multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method suitable for manufacturing SMEs. Firstly, based on the characteristics of SMEs and the requirements of sustainable development of manufacturing enterprises, the framework of supplier performance evaluation criteria for manufacturing SMEs was established. The framework covered economic, environmental and social dimensions and contained 6 main criteria and 17 sub-criteria. Secondly, a new MCDM method for supplier selection was proposed by combining with D-AHP method and fuzzy TOPSIS method. Finally, the practical case and sensitivity analysis verified the effectiveness of the framework and method. |
