Abstract:

The medical supplies used in the diagnosis, examination and treatment of patients are vital for healthcare organizations. Efficient, accurate and appropriate decisions must be made in the supply of materials that patients need. Hospitals must make decisions in accordance with certain laws and regulations when selecting material suppliers. However hospitals have a large number of suppliers and this makes it difficult to choose the appropriate one among them while taking into consideration the various criteria determined by laws and regulations. In this study, the AHP method which is one of the multiple criteria decision making methods was used to determine the most appropriate supplier decision for both the patient and the hospital. The study was conducted in the purchasing department of a university hospital in Niğde with the aim of selecting the most suitable suppliers among the medical companies from the point of view of the managers. At the end of the study, the criteria for selecting a medical company for a university hospital were determined and these criteria have been compared among the medical companies and a result has been achieved.

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