Hybrid Decision Framework for Resilient and Sustainable Supplier Selection Under Uncertainty: Application to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Industries

Abolghasem Yousefi-Babadi, Alireza Ostovari and Lyes Benyoucef ()
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Abolghasem Yousefi-Babadi: Department of Industrial Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
Alireza Ostovari: Aix Marseille University, CNRS, LIS, Marseille, France
Lyes Benyoucef: Aix Marseille University, CNRS, LIS, Marseille, France

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 22, 1-23

Abstract: Global brands are increasingly establishing dedicated administrative departments to strengthen sustainability and resilience in their supply chains. However, overlooking these aspects at the supplier level can result in significant costs and systemic vulnerabilities. This study addresses this gap through four key contributions: First, we provide a comprehensive sustainability assessment by simultaneously considering economic, environmental, and social pillars along with resilience, operationalized through twenty-four sub-criteria. Second, we explicitly incorporate human judgment and uncertainty by modeling supplier evaluation with interval weights, capturing the ambiguity and subjectivity inherent in expert decision-making. Third, we propose a novel hybrid methodology, integrating lexicographic goal programming (LGP), the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), and two-stage logarithmic goal programming (TLGP) in a systematic framework. Finally, we validate the approach in real-world contexts through case studies in the electronics and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industries. The results reveal notable differences in supplier rankings when comparing LGP and TLGP, highlighting the methodological implications of advanced goal programming in uncertain environments. Overall, this study advances supplier selection research by offering both a validated decision-support tool for practitioners and methodological insights for scholars working on sustainability and resilience under uncertainty.

Keywords: supplier selection; uncertainty; lexicographic goal programming; two-phase lexicographic goal programming; unmanned aerial vehicle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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