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An integrated method using MACBETH and EDAS methods for evaluating steam boiler alternatives
Author(s) -
Kundakcı Nilsen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of multi‐criteria decision analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.462
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1099-1360
pISSN - 1057-9214
DOI - 10.1002/mcda.1656
Subject(s) - multiple criteria decision analysis , computer science , edas , boiler (water heating) , process engineering , manufacturing engineering , engineering , operations research , waste management , artificial intelligence , estimation of distribution algorithm
The evaluation of steam boiler alternatives is a Multi‐Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) process and includes various alternatives and conflicting criteria. As selecting the most appropriate steam boiler affects the operating cost of the textile company, this decision process is crucial for the dyehouse. In the literature, various MCDM methods are proposed for evaluating the alternatives and selecting the most appropriate one among them. In this paper, the steam boiler alternatives that will be used in a dyehouse of a textile company are evaluated with an integrated MCDM method. This integrated method based on MACBETH (Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical‐Based Evaluation Technique) and EDAS (Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution) methods. MACBETH is used to determine the weights of the criteria and alternatives are ranked with EDAS method. At the end, the best steam boiler alternative is determined for the dyehouse of the textile company.