Combined AHP―TOPSIS Based Approach for the Evaluation of Knowledge.doc

Combined AHP―TOPSIS Based Approach for the Evaluation of Knowledge 　　[a]Research Scholar， Institute of Engineering Technology， D.A.V.V， Indore （M.P）， India. [b]Department of Mechanical Engineering， Institute of Engineering Technology， D.A.V.V， Indore （M.P）， India. *Corresponding auhtor. Received 17 July 2013； accepted 16 September 2013 Abstract A supply chain （SC） consists of all parties involved， directly or indirectly， in fulfilling a customer request. The supply chain not only includes the manufacturer and suppliers， but also transporters， warehouses， retailers， and customers themselves. Supplier selection is one of the basic activities of Supply Chain Management （SCM）. A best supplier for the firm is one who has implemented the concept of knowledge management successfully in his firm. Therefore the evaluation of knowledge sharing capability of suppliers becomes a task of prime importance. Such a case may be treated as a case of multi criteria decision making problem， which may be solved by using various Multi Criteria Decision Making （MCDM） techniques. In present paper the use of AHP and TOPSIS is shown with an example. Firstly， the weights of criteria are calculated by using Analytical Hierarchy Process （AHP）， and then by implementing TOPSIS algorithm， assessment of knowledge sharing capabilities has been done. Key words： Supply chain management （SCM）； Multi criteria decision making （MCDM）； Analytical hierarchy process （AHP）； TOPSIS technique； Supplier； Supplier selection； Criteria； Weight； Firm； Knowledge sharing capabilities； Knowledge management； Supply chain； Customers； Task； Evaluation Mohit Maheshwarkar， N. Sohani （2013）. Combined AHP-TOPSIS Based Approach for the Evaluation of Knowledge Sharing Capabilities of Supply Chain Partners. Management Science and Engineering， 7（3）， -0. Available from： URL： http：///index.php/mse/article/view/j.mse.19130352573 DOI： http：///10.3968/j.mse.19130352573 INTRODUCTION