Supplier selection;Heterogeneous data

The example involves 16 evaluation criteria, with quantitative criteria including on time delivery (C1), delivery speed (C2), accurate delivery (C3), damaged cargo proportion (C4), after-sale service (C5), clearance efficiency (C6), geographical coverage (C7), bonded warehouse support (C8), delivery price (C12), and transport cost (C13), and qualitative criteria including flexibility in delivery and operations (C9), information system (C10), information sharing (C11), reputation (C14), financial performance (C15), and R&D ability (C16).