Selection of Key Component Vendor from the Aspects of Capability, Productivity, and Reliability

Table 3

Fuzzy AHP analysis of key Wi-Fi component IC vendors’ evaluation and selection.

Criteria	Definition	Subcriteria	Definition
Capability (𝐶1)	Expertise and experiences related to competitiveness	Market sensitivity* (MS-𝐶11)	To meet market trends and customer requirements
		Technology availability (TA-𝐶12)	To achieve up-to-date technological specification design
		Financial stability (FS-𝐶13)	To manage financial operation
Productivity (𝐶2)	Flexibilities and arrangement	Price policy (PP-𝐶21)	To adjust cost/pricing offerings
		Production capacity (PC-𝐶22)	To fulfill just-in-time demand
		Inventory strategy** (IS-𝐶23)	To control materials and allocation of finished goods
Reliability (𝐶3)	Accuracy and commitments on management	Product quality (PQ-𝐶31)	To ensure product performance
		On-time delivery (TD-𝐶32)	To arrange delivery schedules
		Risk management (RM-𝐶33)	To manage risk factors

Note: ∗key subcriteria for Wi-Fi IC supplier selection; ∗∗must subcriteria to judge Wi-Fi IC suppliers’ performance and management.