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Weighted Euclidean distance-based approach as a multiple attribute decision making method for manufacturing situations

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  • R.V. Rao
  • D. Singh
  • F. Bleicher
  • C. Dorn

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The selection of appropriate alternative in the manufacturing environment is a very important but at the same time a complex and difficult problem because of the availability of wide range of alternatives and similarity among them. So, 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 new multi-attribute decision making (MADM) method, 'weighted Euclidean distance-based approach (WEDBA)' is developed and applied to various decision making situations of the manufacturing environment. The method considers the objective weights of importance of the attributes as well as the subjective preferences of the decision maker to decide the integrated weights of importance of the attributes. Furthermore, the method uses fuzzy logic to convert the qualitative attributes into the quantitative attributes. Four examples are presented to illustrate the potential of the proposed WEDBA method and the results are compared with the results obtained by using other decision making methods.

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  • R.V. Rao & D. Singh & F. Bleicher & C. Dorn, 2012. "Weighted Euclidean distance-based approach as a multiple attribute decision making method for manufacturing situations," International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(3), pages 225-240.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcdm:v:2:y:2012:i:3:p:225-240
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    1. Chamoli, Sunil, 2015. "Preference selection index approach for optimization of V down perforated baffled roughened rectangular channel," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 93(P2), pages 1418-1425.
    2. Rajesh Attri & Sandeep Grover, 2017. "Modelling the quality enabled factors of facility layout design stage of production system life cycle," International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, Springer;The Society for Reliability, Engineering Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM),India, and Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, vol. 8(1), pages 413-423, January.

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