Applying Fuzzy Decision Making Approach to IT Outsourcing Supplier Selection

نویسندگان

  • Gülçin Büyüközkan
  • Mehmet akir Ersoy
چکیده

The decision of information technology (IT) outsourcing requires close attention to the evaluation of supplier selection process because the selection decision involves conflicting multiple criteria and is replete with complex decision making problems. Selecting the most appropriate suppliers is considered an important strategic decision that may impact the performance of outsourcing engagements. The objective of this paper is to aid decision makers to evaluate and assess possible IT outsourcing suppliers. An axiomatic design based fuzzy group decision making is adopted to evaluate supplier alternatives. Finally, a case study is given to demonstrate the potential of the methodology. Keywords—IT outsourcing, Supplier selection, Multi-criteria decision making, Axiomatic design, Fuzzy logic.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009