Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 25 ISSUE 3
Written by Miroslav NEDELJKOVIĆ, Adis PUŠKA, Marko JELOČNIK, Jonel SUBIĆ, Simona Roxana PATARLAGEANU

The main goal of the performed research is scientific-based selection of supplier of "green" packaging (environmentally friendly) that is adequate for the long-term partnership with the observed enterprise ("Farm Land") active within the agro-food sector. Accomplishment of defined research objective required establishment of research model that involves ten criteria, based on which was analyzed the properness of each of ten potential packaging suppliers. According to existing model, there was developed the research methodology based on the Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set (IFS), due to inclusion of the uncertainty in decision-making process while considering the best possible option for the enterprise. To determine the importance of used criteria, the DiWeC (Direct Weight Calculation) method was used, while the derived results show that the focus during the selection of "green" packaging suppliers has been turned on their products, i.e. mentioned products must be biodegradable, produced from ecological materials, certified and of high quality. Meanwhile, towards the selection of optimal supplier, the CORASO (COMpromise Ranking from Alternative SOlutions) method was used. Performed research shown that in line to analyzed values of preselected criteria, the supplier S3 could serve as the best possible solution for long-term business cooperation. Validity of gained research results was also confirmed by the application of sensitivity analysis. The contribution of performed research is multiple. It primarily supports development of existing MCDM methodology, through testing and designing the new approaches. Then it offers ecological aspect, corresponding to reduction of overall environmental pollution, while it also affects advancement of business activity of observed enterprise.

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