A Web Application to Support the Material Suppliers Selection for the Textile Industry using the AHP Method

In the mass customization environment, the supply chain management process attempts to develop a long-term cooperation relationship between the suppliers and the production company. In the textile production process, suppliers are essential in the business activities of enterprises. The quality of suppliers could ensure the quantities, quality of products, and delivery time in the supply process of raw materials meets the production and business requirements with low cost. These criteria, which affect the selection of material suppliers in the textile industry, were analyzed in this research. Furthermore, AHPSupplier, a new open-source web application for choosing the best supplier based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, was developed. Both the end-users and businesses benefit from our research by applying experts' accurate and available knowledge and experience while showing and modifying personal biases and misjudgments throughout consensus-based communication.