Green Supplier Selection using Integrated Novel Distance Measure and MARICA Method under q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy Environment: A Case Study on Indian Railways Electrification

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10.2991/978-94-6463-894-3_5How to use a DOI?

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q-ROFS; Green Supplier selection; Multi-criteria decision-making; MARICA; sustainability

Abstract

Sustainable and green practices remain highly effective for organizations in today’s market characterized by intense competition, risks, and challenges. Long-term success depends not only on business revenue or performance but also on selecting the right green supplier who meets environmental, economic, and social standards. This study aims to establish a systematic, sustainability-focused methodology for identifying the optimal green supplier, in accordance with the Government of India’s environmental and energy efficiency objectives. To achieve this, we introduced a novel generalized distance measure for q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy Sets (q-ROFSs), which accounts for degrees of membership, non-membership, and hesitancy, regulated by the norm parameter α. We established that this measure fulfills essential properties. We extended the MAIRCA technique within the q-ROFS framework by integrating the proposed distance measure, which concurrently considers membership, non-membership, and hesitancy. The improved method systematically incorporates key features, such as comparing alternatives against ideal and anti-ideal solutions. A case study is assessed for ranking of green suppliers for the electrification projects of Indian Railways the proposed q-ROFS-based MAIRCA technique has been utilised. Basis on the criteria used in the strategy, it precisely identified the best suitable supplier by implementing various sustainability and performance criteria.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Shalini Yadav
AU  - Chirag Dhankhar
AU  - Vinod Bhatia
AU  - Ankita Yadav
AU  - Raushan Kumar
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/11/10
TI  - Green Supplier Selection using Integrated Novel Distance Measure and MARICA Method under q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy Environment: A Case Study on Indian Railways Electrification
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Policies, Processes and Practices for transforming Underdeveloped Economies into Developed Economies (PPP-UD 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 55
EP  - 66
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-894-3_5
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-894-3_5
ID  - Yadav2025
ER  -