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A Hybrid Multiple Criteria Decision Making Model for Selecting the Location of Women’s Fitness Centers
Joint Authors
Chang, Kuei-Lun
Liao, Sen-Kuei
Hsu, Hsiao-Yin
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Location selection is a critical problem for businesses that can determine the success of an organization.
Selecting the optimal location from a pool of alternatives belongs to a multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) problem.
This study employed a hybrid MCDM technique to select locations for women’s fitness centers in Taiwan.
In the beginning, the fuzzy Delphi method was utilized to obtain selection criteria from interviewed senior executives.
In the second stage, the decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) was employed to extract interdependencies between the selection criteria within each perspective.
On the basis of interdependencies between the selection criteria, the analytic network process (ANP) was used to get respective weights of each criterion.
Finally, the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) was ranking the alternatives.
To demonstrate application of the proposed model and illustrate a location selection problem, a case was conducted.
The capabilities and effectiveness of the proposed model are revealed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liao, Sen-Kuei& Hsu, Hsiao-Yin& Chang, Kuei-Lun. 2018. A Hybrid Multiple Criteria Decision Making Model for Selecting the Location of Women’s Fitness Centers. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1209817
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liao, Sen-Kuei…[et al.]. A Hybrid Multiple Criteria Decision Making Model for Selecting the Location of Women’s Fitness Centers. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1209817
American Medical Association (AMA)
Liao, Sen-Kuei& Hsu, Hsiao-Yin& Chang, Kuei-Lun. A Hybrid Multiple Criteria Decision Making Model for Selecting the Location of Women’s Fitness Centers. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1209817
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1209817