TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The aim of this paper is to classify suppliers into some clusters based on sustainability factors. However, there might be some unqualified suppliers and we should identify and remove those suppliers before clustering.Design/methodology/approach First, using fuzzy screening system, the authors identify and remove the unqualified suppliers. Then, the authors run their proposed clustering method. This paper proposes a data envelopment analysis (DEA) algorithm to cluster suppliers.Findings This paper presents a two-aspect DEA-based algorithm for clustering suppliers into clusters. The first aspect applied DEA to consider efficient frontiers and the second aspect applied DEA to consider inefficient frontiers. The authors examine their proposed clustering approach by a numerical example. The results confirmed that their method can cluster DMUs into clusters.Originality/value The main contributions of this paper are as follows: This paper develops a new clustering algorithm based on DEA models. This paper presents a new DEA model in inefficiency aspect. For the first time, the authors’ proposed algorithm uses fuzzy screening system and DEA to select suppliers. Our proposed method clusters suppliers of MPASR based on sustainability factors.
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
SN  - 1741-0398
DO  - 10.1108/JEIM-09-2019-0262
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-09-2019-0262
AU  - Izadikhah Mohammad
AU  - Farzipoor Saen Reza
AU  - Ahmadi Kourosh
AU  - Shamsi Mohadeseh
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - How to use fuzzy screening system and data envelopment analysis for clustering sustainable suppliers? A case study in Iran
T2  - Journal of Enterprise Information Management
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 199
EP  - 229
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -