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Paper results for author: Birsen Karpak
Multi-criteria analysis of professional education on supply chain management
Claudemir Leif Tramarico, Birsen Karpak, Valerio Salomon, Camila Aparecida Maciel da Silveira, Fernando Augusto Silva MarinsJournal: ProductionPaper aims This paper presents an analysis of professional education programs on Supply Chain Management (SCM). The purpose of this study is to analyze six professional education programs offered by the leading SCM associations, including Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster, Certified Prod...
Read MoreANALYZING CORPORATE EXPANSION TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS: THE CASE OF GERMANY, UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, MEXICO AND CHINA
Crystal M Volinchak, Erin M Whitehouse, Matthew R Yourstowsky, Robert G Woolley, Birsen KarpakJournal: nternational Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessIn this study, the authors utilized the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) decision-making model to select the optimal market for international expansion for ABC Corporation located in Ohio[1]. The benefits of exporting to nine different countries: Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Nethe...
Read MoreReflections: Mathematical principles of decision making
Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis article discusses my reflections on Mathematical Principles of Decision Making by Thomas Saaty  (Saaty T. L., 2010). In this book, Saaty very clearly explains his Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) theory for measuring both tangible and intangible factors. Experts judgments are elicited about...
Read MoreA new combined IF-DEMATEL and IF-ANP approach for CRM partner evaluation
Gulcin Buyukozkan, Sezin Guleryuz, Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of Production EconomicsSelection of the most suitable business partner is a strategic decision for outsourcing problems. This study aims to provide an effective evaluation approach for assessing alternative CRM partners. The choice of a suitable partner is a very complex decision, involving many conflicting objectives ...
Read MoreTiming cooperative relationships with sequential capability development process to reduce capability development trade-offs
Ramesh Dangol, Mona Bahl, Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of Production EconomicsA key challenge for a firm is to continuously develop new capabilities in order to address changes in the external environment. Prior research on firm capabilities posits that knowledge sharing within supply chains can contribute to the firm׳s new capability development efforts. Although existing...
Read MoreA Case Study Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process for IT Outsourcing Decision Making
Mary Anne Atkinson, Ozden Bayazit , Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain ManagementDecisions related to managing IT resources - which resources to keep in-house and which resources to outsource - are critical to business success. The goal of this paper is to show the usefulness of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a decision-making tool for IT sourcing decisions, based on...
Read MoreSelection of a third party logistics service provider for an aerospace company: An analytical decision aiding approach
Ozden Bayazit, Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of Logistics Systems and ManagementAs shippers worldwide are increasing their use of third party logistics (3PL) services, the need for carefully selecting 3PL service providers is becoming much more critical. Choosing the right 3PL service provider is often a dilemma faced by supply chain managers. Our purpose is to show how the ...
Read MoreSmall medium manufacturing enterprises in Turkey: An analytic network process framework for prioritizing factors affecting success
Birsen Karpak, lker TopcuJournal: International Journal of Production EconomicsA multiple criteria framework has been developed to prioritize the measures of success and the antecedents for Turkish small to medium sized manufacturing enterprises. Analytical network process (ANP) has been used to construct the framework because of the dependency among measures of success and...
Read MoreAHP as an early warning system: An application in commercial banks in Turkey
Ilyas Akhisar, Birsen KarpakJournal: Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Energy and Transportation SystemsBanking sector performance is important at the stage of economic growth. During the past two decades, many of developed and developing countries in the world experienced bank failures on a large scale. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a multiple criteria decision-making methodology designe...
Read MoreSustainable supply chain: a modification suggestion to an existing strategic framework
Birsen KarpakJournal: Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process for Multi-criteria Decision Making The 10th International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessSupply chain management is a prosperous area of research for AHP/ANP scientists. There have already been quite a few AHP/ANP applications. This presentation suggests an improvement in one of the existing ANP based strategic decision frameworks published in the literature. The published strategic...
Read MoreAn analytical network process-based framework for successful total quality management (TQM): An assessment of Turkish manufacturing industry readiness
Ozden Bayazit, Birsen KarpakJournal: International Journal of Production EconomicsIn this study, we have developed an analytic network process (ANP)-based framework to identify the level of impact of different factors on total quality management (TQM) implementation and to assess the readiness of the Turkish manufacturing industry to adopt TQM practices. ANP is a methodology r...
Read MoreA purchasing decision: Selecting a supplier for a construction company
Ozden Bayazit, Birsen Karpak, Ayhan YagciJournal: Journal of Systems Science and Systems EngineeringSupplier selection is one of the most crucial activities performed by organizations because of its strategic importance. Supplier selection is a multi-objective problem involving both quantitative and qualitative criteria. Over the years a number of quantitative approaches have been tried. Althou...
Read MoreAn AHP application in vendor selection
Ozden Bayazit, Birsen KarpakJournal: ISAHP 2005Supplier selection is one of the most crucial activities performed by the organizations because of its strategic importance. A supplier selection problem is a multi- objective problem involving both quantitative and qualitative criteria. Over the years a number of quantitative approaches have bee...
Read MoreA multiple criteria approach for the evaluation of the rail transit networks in Istanbul
Haluk Gercek, Birsen Karpak, Tulay KilincaslanJournal: TransportationThe deficiencies in the Istanbul transportation system have led the local authorities to plan several alternative transportation projects. In this paper three alternative rail transit network proposals are evaluated by using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a multiple criteria decision support s...
Read MoreShould Turkish industry apply TQM or not: A dynamic model
Birsen Karpak, Ozden BayazitJournal: ISAHP 2001This study examines whether Turkish Industry is ready to apply Total Quality Management (TQM) or not by using Analytic Network Process (ANP). Our database is based on a survey realized among the one hundred big size companies in Turkey. Those companies have been randomly selected for the study fr...
Read MoreAn application of the Analytic Hierachy Process for the bosepeorus crossing in instanbul
Tulay Krhngastanr, Birsen KarpakJournal: ISAHP 1996In this paper, itineraries in a transport system will be investigated to help city authorities to prioritize alternative routes to improve them. In Istanbul, most commuters have to select a combination of transport modes for crossing the Bosphorus' these will be termed 'ltineraries" i...
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