This study aims to evaluate the traditional, lean and agility criteria that are effective in evaluating the performance of suppliers and ranking them with the combined approach Path Analysis (PA), SWARA (Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis) and TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) in Automation Industry. The research method is applied from the perspective of the objective and is descriptive-survey in terms of data collection. For this purpose, the sub-criteria were first extracted by reviewing the literature. Then, using PA approach, the effectiveness of these criteria in automation industry was investigated. The statistical population in this section includes 60 experts and managers of the industry, which due to the smal size, all members of the community were considered as a sample. The PA output showed that after evaluating twentycriteria, seventeen criteria were finally approved by the experts. Then, using the SWARA and the opinions of experts, the criteria importance and weight was calculated. The results showed that the criterion of "agility" was in the first place, "lean" was in the second place and "traditional" was in the last place. Then, considering the importance of ranking of lean and agile suppliers in the industry, using TOPSIS and based on the weight of the criteria, six suppliers were evaluated by experts. The results showed that the fourth supplier was ranked first. The first supplier was also ranked sixth. Finally, a sensitivity analysis of the ranking was conducted. Overall, the results show a high degree of stability of the rankings according to the method used. Thus, the model proposed in this study provides a suitable framework for evaluating industry suppliers based on key criteria of traditional, lean and agility.
