A novel hybrid MCDM approach for outsourcing vendor selection: A case study for a semiconductor company in Taiwan

a Institute of Management of Technology, National Chiao Tung University, No. 1001 University Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Human Resource and Knowledge Management, Department of Business Management, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, No. 116, Heping 1st Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 802, Taiwan Department of Business and Entrepreneurial Administration, Kainan University, Taiwan, Institute of Management of Technology National Chiao Tung University, No. 1 Kainan Road, Luzhu Shiang, Taoyuan 338, Taiwan