A Case Study of Linear Weightage Model for Supplier Selection Process

Supplier selection is the most critical and
complicated step in the business processes.
Procurement department often responsible for
providing materials and services needed to companies
by evaluating and selecting suppliers. This paper
proposes linear weightage model to assist in the
decision making activity and helps to select the best
supplier among a number of potential suppliers. In this
paper, interviews have been conducted for data
collection purpose. A case study has been presented
applying Linear Weightage Model and the results were
shown in the final decision table. The last row in the
final decision table represents scores for the suppliers
and the highest score indicates the best supplier to be
selected.