Rank reversal in Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) due to introduction or removal of a new alternative is well documented in literature. However, rank reversal due to the aggregation of benefit and cost criteria has not been addressed with requisite rigour. This paper demonstrates a new type of...

Purpose: It has been long debated whether the three bottom lines of sustainability (economic, environmental and social) can be achieved simultaneously or whether achieving one adversely affects the others. This paper analyses the economic sustainability of an environmental initiative, namely,...

Purpose: Selection of resilient suppliers has attracted the attention of researchers in the past one decade. The devastating effect of COVID-19 in emerging economies has provided great impetus to the selection of resilient suppliers. Under volatile and uncertain...

Purpose: The recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely disrupted the operations of global supply chains (SCs) providing an opportunity for decision-makers to rethink and tune their existing strategies. To tackle the impacts caused by such a pandemic, this...