期刊名称：International Journal of Business and Management
印刷版ISSN：1833-3850
电子版ISSN：1833-8119
出版年度：2012
卷号：7
期号：10
页码：49
语种：English
出版社：Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要：In today’s highly competitive environment, improper evaluation and selection of the right suppliers can hinder an organizations supply chain performance. The aim of this study is to present a suitable methodology for the evaluation and selection of suppliers in a pharmaceutical manufacturing firm in Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to use the Analytic Hierarchy Process methodology to select the most appropriate raw material suppliers of the artemether-lumefantrine anti-malarial drug for the case study organization. A review of literature identified quality, cost, reliability, regulatory compliance, risk, financial position and supplier profile as the most important criteria for supplier selection. The study however used the three criteria of quality, price and reliability/capacity for selecting the best suppliers. The results suggest that the AHP makes it easier to evaluate, rank and select efficient suppliers for manufacturing firms in a timely and reliable manner. Based on the research findings, the quality selection criterion is most favoured, followed by reliability/capacity, and price. Regarding the selection of the suppliers, the research recommended S & D Chemicals as the best supplier of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Hellmuth Carroux as the best supplier of Excipients for the case study firm.
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