Volume 2 Issue 3 pp. 631-644 Summer, 2011


A hybrid multiple attribute decision making method for solving problems of industrial environment


Dinesh Singh and R. Venkata Rao


The selection of appropriate alternative in the industrial environment is an important but, at the same time, a complex and difficult problem because of the availability of a wide range of alternatives and similarity among them. Therefore, there is a need for simple, systematic, and logical methods or mathematical tools to guide decision makers in considering a number of selection attributes and their interrelations. In this paper, a hybrid decision making method of graph theory and matrix approach (GTMA) and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) is proposed. Three examples are presented to illustrate the potential of the proposed GTMA-AHP method and the results are compared with the results obtained using other decision making methods.


DOI: 10.5267/j.ijiec.2011.02.001

Keywords: Multiple attribute decision making, Graph theory and matrix approach, Analytical hierarchy process, Electroplating system selection, Robot selection, Welding process selection
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