A TOPSIS-BASED PRE-SELECTION METHOD SUPPORTING MULTIPLE PRODUCTS PARTNER SELECTION IN A VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE

摘要

Partner selection of virtual enterprise is the process that selects suitable cooperative enterprises. It is an important problem in virtual enterprise. This paper presents a five-phase partner selection model that can select partners for multiple products/services considering the interdependent relationships between products/services. It points out the importance of pre-selection phase in the partner selection problem for multiple products/services, and proposes a TOPSIS-based pre-selection method to identify qualified and competitive potential partners for final selection phase. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed preselection methodology is tested by examples.