Supplier Selection by Coupling-Attribute Combinatorial Analysis

Table 2

Top ten supplier combinations.

Number	Supplier combination							Coupling values for final product				Score
								Quality	Cost	Delivery lead-time	Delivery reliability
85	S-15	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-55	S-61	S-72	87.23%	754	39	91.03%	1
87	S-15	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-55	S-62	S-72	85.14%	772	34	90.30%	0.9746
86	S-15	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-55	S-61	S-75	87.23%	778	39	91.95%	0.9713
21	S-12	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-55	S-61	S-72	89.19%	782	39	90.12%	0.9677
81	S-15	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-52	S-61	S-72	87.67%	794	39	90.21%	0.9512
88	S-15	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-55	S-62	S-75	85.14%	796	35	91.22%	0.9463
23	S-12	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-55	S-62	S-72	87.05%	800	35	89.39%	0.9427
22	S-12	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-55	S-61	S-75	89.19%	806	39	91.03%	0.9399
83	S-15	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-52	S-62	S-72	85.57%	812	35	89.48%	0.9274
82	S-15	S-23	S-36	S-41	S-52	S-61	S-75	87.67%	818	39	91.12%	0.9243

Notes. The top supplier combinations are obtained based on models (1)–(6) in order to analyze the differences among the individual supplier selections and combinations. However, only the best supplier combination calculated based on the model needs to be obtained.