EVALUATION OF AFRICAN SUPPLIERS OF NATURAL RUBBER WITH RESPECT TO THE INFLUENCE OF NATURAL RUBBER PROPERTIES ON PROCESSING AND THE AMOUNT OF POOR-QUALITY PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL TIRES
EVALUATION OF AFRICAN SUPPLIERS OF NATURAL RUBBER WITH RESPECT TO THE INFLUENCE OF NATURAL RUBBER PROPERTIES ON PROCESSING AND THE AMOUNT OF POOR-QUALITY PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL TIRES
Author(s): Jakub Dyntar, Drahomir Čadek, Olga KutnohorskaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Business Economy / Management, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Univerzita J. Selyeho, Fakulta ekonómie a informatiky
Keywords: Tire manufacturing; Analytical hierarchy process; Supplier evaluation; Supplier selection; Supply chain management
Summary/Abstract: The subject of this study is the evaluation of African suppliers of natural rubber with respect to the influence that natural rubber properties have on processing costs and the amount of poor-quality production when manufacturing tires for agricultural machines. Tire assessed suppliers include Compagnie des Caoutchoucs du Pakidie, Exploitation Agricole Tehui, Liberian Agricultural Company and Societe Africaine de Plantations d'Heveas. The output of the study is based on the data obtained from certifications of rubbers supplied to a company manufacturing off-road tires in 2015 - 2017; material properties are described using the following parameters: Wallace plasticity, Mooney viscosity and Plasticity retention index. Evaluation of suppliers was performed using the Analytic Hierarchy Process.
Journal: Acta Oeconomica Universitatis Selye
- Issue Year: 7/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 21-32
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English