An integrated fuzzy multi-criteria decision making methodology for material handling equipment selection problem and an application

TUZKAYA G., GÜLSÜN B., Kahraman C., ÖZGEN D.

EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS, cilt.37, sa.4, ss.2853-2863, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eswa.2009.09.004
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2853-2863
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Material handling equipment selection, Multi-criteria decision making, Fuzzy sets, Fuzzy PROMETHEE, Fuzzy ANP, SUPPORT-SYSTEM, PROMETHEE METHOD, NETWORK, MODEL, AHP, RANKING, DESIGN, ANP
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Material handling equipment selection problem (MHESP) is an important decision making area for the companies, since it has a direct effect on manufacturing and service productivity. In this study, an integrated fuzzy multi-criteria decision making methodology for MHESP is proposed. The proposed approach is utilized from fuzzy sets, Analytic Network Process (ANP) and Preference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment Evaluations (PROMETHEE) approaches. Evaluation criteria for the MHESP is weighted by fuzzy-ANP (F-ANP) approach, then, alternative material handling equipments are evaluated by fuzzy-PROMETHEE (F-PROMETHEE) approach. The methodology is applied for a manufacturing company to prove its effectiveness. Finally, some sensitivity analyses are conducted to show the results' sensitiveness to the changes of the weights of the evaluation criteria. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.