More Efficient and Flexible Procurement Assessment with a Multi Criteria Decision Analysis Framework

摘要

With the increasing complexity of capability requirements, available equipment, and integration considerations, assessing and optimizing vessels has become more onerous and time-consuming to perform using traditional methods. To improve the efficiency, flexibility, and auditability of tender evaluations, a desktop tool based on multi-criteria decision analysis was built for a procurement team to automate and visualize their decision-making process. This paper examines the underlying framework that supports the tool. It introduces the underlying mathematics, provides an outline of the processes and steps involved, and explains what outputs the framework provides to the end user. The paper discusses the merits of using the framework, along with the pitfalls and challenges of using the tool. Finally, the paper presents suggested circumstances in which the tool may or may not be appropriate.