A Reputation-Enhanced Hybrid Approach for Supplier Selection with Intuitionistic Fuzzy Evaluation Information

Zhijia Yan, Wenting Yang, Xiaoling Huang, Xiangrong Shi, Wenyu Zhang and Shuai Zhang
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Zhijia Yan: School of Information Technology, Zhejiang Yuyin College of Vocational Technology, Hangzhou 310018, China
Wenting Yang: School of Information Technology, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou 310018, China
Xiaoling Huang: School of International Education, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou 310018, China
Xiangrong Shi: School of Information Technology, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou 310018, China
Wenyu Zhang: School of Information Technology, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou 310018, China
Shuai Zhang: School of Information Technology, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou 310018, China

Mathematics, 2019, vol. 7, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: Selecting optimal suppliers in fuzzy environments has become a major challenge for enterprises. Reputation plays an important role in the process of supplier selection because of its fuzziness, dynamicity, and transitivity. In this study, we first present a novel intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFS)-hyperlink-induced topic search (HITS) method that combines the intuitionistic fuzzy set with the hyperlink-induced topic search (HITS) algorithm to extend the ability of processing fuzzy information in order to obtain post-propagated reputation values of suppliers. Then, we employ the dynamic intuitionistic fuzzy weighted average operator to gain dynamic reputation values and other evaluation attribute values. After that, intuitionistic fuzzy entropy weight method is adopted to acquire more accurate weights for each evaluation attribute. Finally, we employ the Vlsekriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje method to acquire comprehensive evaluation values of candidate supplier to select optimal suppliers. Two groups of experiments for supplier selection are given to explain feasibility and practicality of the proposed method.

Keywords: supplier selection; HITS algorithm; intuitionistic fuzzy number; reputation propagation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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