Although supplier selection is a well-studied subject within the literature, its application in healthcare sector remains considerably untouched. This study aims at filling this gap. To do so, supplier selection criteria in healthcare sector were researched, a hierarchical structure specific to the sector was proposed, and the criteria within the model were prioritized by considering the evaluations of the managers of 6 well-known healthcare organizations in Istanbul, Turkey.

Although supplier selection is a well-studied subject within the literature, its application in healthcare sector remains considerably untouched. This study aims at filling this gap. To do so, supplier selection criteria in healthcare sector were researched, a hierarchical structure specific to the sector was proposed, and the criteria within the model were prioritized by considering the evaluations of the managers of 6 well-known healthcare organizations in Istanbul, Turkey.