THE DETERMINATION OF THE MOST CONVENIENT SUPPLIER BY METHOD OF ELECTRE I: THE APPLICATION OF WOOD SECTOR

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the utility of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods in the most appropriate decision of the supplier selection problem of woodworking manufacturing enterprises that continue to produce with traditional methods. In practice it has been found out that an X business of woodwork active in Düzce has had problems with choosing its suppliers and has been pointed out that alternative solutions be suggested to the business office by using methods of multi-criterion decision analysis (MCDA). When the current case of the business was observed, it was understood that no methods of making decisions for determining a supplier were used but ıt was found out that they made a decision by taking a couple of criteria into consideration in traditional forms. That the business Office has this attitude in making decisions causes them to face additional costs financially. In the context of the criteria and possible alternatives determined with the business Office ,the choice of the most convenient supplier has been carried out by applying the analysis of decision Electre I (Elimination Et Choix Traduisant la Realité). According to the analyses conducted ,it is seen that the X business Office could get raw wood supply from Aksu Köy Cooperative, Karatavuk Köy Cooperative and the Forest business Office respectively depending on the criteria and emphasis it has mentioned for the choice of supplier. The results of the analysis have been shared with the business Office and recommendations have been made on the choice of supplier.