{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3166289288","doi":"https://doi.org/10.7166/32-1-2286","title":"A FUZZY INFERENCE APPROACH TO SUPPLIER SEGMENTATION FOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT","display_name":"A FUZZY INFERENCE APPROACH TO SUPPLIER SEGMENTATION FOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT","publication_year":2021,"publication_date":"2021-05-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3166289288","doi":"https://doi.org/10.7166/32-1-2286","mag":"3166289288"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.7166/32-1-2286","doi":"https://doi.org/10.7166/32-1-2286","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.7166/32-1-2286","pdf_url":"http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/download/2286/1061","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S8443728","display_name":"The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering","issn_l":"1012-277X","issn":["1012-277X","2224-7890"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dhet","doaj","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-3","scielo","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315366","host_organization_name":"Stellenbosch University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315366"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Stellenbosch University"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"South African Journal of Industrial Engineering","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/download/2286/1061","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"G Rajesh","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I94948490","display_name":"B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/01fqhas03","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I94948490"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"G Rajesh","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.S.A. Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, India"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.S.A. Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I94948490"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"R Raju","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33585257","display_name":"Anna University, Chennai","ror":"https://ror.org/01qhf1r47","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33585257"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"R Raju","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Industrial Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Industrial Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33585257"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":{"value":1250,"currency":"ZAR","value_usd":67},"apc_paid":{"value":1250,"currency":"ZAR","value_usd":67},"fwci":1.0688,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":6,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.80450575,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":88,"max":96},"biblio":{"volume":"32","issue":"1","first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12594","display_name":"Collaboration in agile enterprises","score":0.7397000193595886,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1405","display_name":"Management of Technology and Innovation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12594","display_name":"Collaboration in agile enterprises","score":0.7397000193595886,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1405","display_name":"Management of Technology and Innovation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10164","display_name":"Quality and Supply Management","score":0.15039999783039093,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1404","display_name":"Management Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10050","display_name":"Multi-Criteria Decision Making","score":0.1014999970793724,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/supplier-segmentation","display_name":"supplier segmentation","score":0.9549999833106995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/strategic-suppliers","display_name":"strategic suppliers","score":0.9290000200271606},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business-excellence","display_name":"business excellence","score":0.7300000190734863},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/fuzzy-inference-system","display_name":"fuzzy inference system","score":0.7649999856948853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/supplier-selection","display_name":"supplier selection","score":0.7590000033378601},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/agile-strategy","display_name":"agile strategy","score":0.574999988079071}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C14185376","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30232","display_name":"Agile software development","level":2,"score":0.7021141052246094},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C89600930","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423946","display_name":"Segmentation","level":2,"score":0.6861283779144287},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776214188","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408386","display_name":"Inference","level":2,"score":0.5945054888725281},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C195094911","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14167904","display_name":"Process management","level":1,"score":0.5484904646873474},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780801425","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5164392","display_name":"Construct (python library)","level":2,"score":0.5153062343597412},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C58166","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224821","display_name":"Fuzzy logic","level":2,"score":0.48265987634658813},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.45964929461479187},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777352838","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5419420","display_name":"Excellence","level":2,"score":0.44490060210227966},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2987376176","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224821","display_name":"Fuzzy inference system","level":5,"score":0.4411589801311493},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C182306322","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1779371","display_name":"Order (exchange)","level":2,"score":0.415915310382843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.3950008451938629},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.31407973170280457},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C186108316","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352530","display_name":"Adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system","level":4,"score":0.2710541784763336},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C195975749","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1475705","display_name":"Fuzzy control system","level":3,"score":0.1734226942062378},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.10305783152580261},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C10138342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43015","display_name":"Finance","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.7166/32-1-2286","doi":"https://doi.org/10.7166/32-1-2286","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.7166/32-1-2286","pdf_url":"http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/download/2286/1061","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S8443728","display_name":"The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering","issn_l":"1012-277X","issn":["1012-277X","2224-7890"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dhet","doaj","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-3","scielo","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315366","host_organization_name":"Stellenbosch University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315366"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Stellenbosch University"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"South African Journal of Industrial Engineering","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.7166/32-1-2286","doi":"https://doi.org/10.7166/32-1-2286","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.7166/32-1-2286","pdf_url":"http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/download/2286/1061","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S8443728","display_name":"The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering","issn_l":"1012-277X","issn":["1012-277X","2224-7890"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dhet","doaj","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-3","scielo","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315366","host_organization_name":"Stellenbosch University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315366"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Stellenbosch University"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"South African Journal of Industrial Engineering","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","score":0.6773999929428101,"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W3166289288.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W3166289288.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":36,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W89988469","https://openalex.org/W1079710448","https://openalex.org/W1590764069","https://openalex.org/W1776107588","https://openalex.org/W1964890053","https://openalex.org/W1976099728","https://openalex.org/W2005152622","https://openalex.org/W2009964025","https://openalex.org/W2014026530","https://openalex.org/W2023095215","https://openalex.org/W2025034329","https://openalex.org/W2046373367","https://openalex.org/W2067608297","https://openalex.org/W2075659178","https://openalex.org/W2077257922","https://openalex.org/W2084674986","https://openalex.org/W2085287108","https://openalex.org/W2150835301","https://openalex.org/W2164308914","https://openalex.org/W2182560670","https://openalex.org/W2219136629","https://openalex.org/W2309353540","https://openalex.org/W2311717444","https://openalex.org/W2530540404","https://openalex.org/W2591545376","https://openalex.org/W2725640036","https://openalex.org/W2741940547","https://openalex.org/W2770035649","https://openalex.org/W2793440047","https://openalex.org/W2804190863","https://openalex.org/W2807689440","https://openalex.org/W2883740414","https://openalex.org/W2890250855","https://openalex.org/W2901813354","https://openalex.org/W4240571795","https://openalex.org/W4285719527"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W1967158549","https://openalex.org/W2725640036","https://openalex.org/W2234435737","https://openalex.org/W2104402652","https://openalex.org/W2537468173","https://openalex.org/W2953595219","https://openalex.org/W2033183704","https://openalex.org/W2523778924","https://openalex.org/W2047342596","https://openalex.org/W1438850074"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"A":[0,45],"company":[1,97],"embracing":[2],"an":[3,21],"agile":[4],"strategy":[5],"to":[6,41,71,82,92],"win":[7],"business":[8,60,79],"must":[9],"increase":[10],"its":[11,16],"agility":[12,57,76],"and":[13,59,78,81],"that":[14,27,95],"of":[15,36,48,56,75],"strategic":[17,49,88],"suppliers.":[18],"Segmentation":[19],"is":[20,51,67],"important":[22],"tool":[23,69],"for":[24],"selecting":[25,37],"suppliers":[26,38,50,94],"can":[28,98],"be":[29],"developed.":[30],"This":[31],"paper":[32],"addresses":[33],"the":[34,54,68,73,96],"challenge":[35],"in":[39],"order":[40],"develop":[42],"their":[43],"agility.":[44],"novel":[46],"segmentation":[47,85,89],"done":[52],"on":[53],"dimensions":[55,74],"capability":[58,77],"excellence.":[61],"The":[62,87],"cascaded":[63],"fuzzy":[64],"inference":[65],"system":[66],"used":[70],"assess":[72],"excellence":[80],"construct":[83],"a":[84],"matrix.":[86],"matrix":[90],"helps":[91],"identify":[93],"develop.":[99]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-10-16T09:59:22.235173","created_date":"2021-06-22T00:00:00"}