Open AccessANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS APPLIED TO INDUSTRIAL LOCATION: A BRAZILIAN PERSPECTIVE ON JEANS MANUFACTURING
Author(s) -
José Fabiano Serra Costa,
Aline Ramos Borges,
Thaís dos Santos Machado
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of the analytic hierarchy process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.213
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 1936-6744
DOI - 10.13033/ijahp.v8i1.210
Subject(s) - analytic hierarchy process , textile , hierarchy , production (economics) , state (computer science) , business , textile industry , industrial organization , perspective (graphical) , process (computing) , computer science , manufacturing engineering , operations management , economy , operations research , economics , engineering , geography , artificial intelligence , microeconomics , market economy , archaeology , algorithm , operating system
The textile sector is one of the most important among all industrial branches. It is important in world commerce because it is a highlight both in the economy of developed countries and in emergent countries. The purpose of this study is to help a Brazilian textile company, which specializes in jeans production, to study the conditions for installing a plant in three possible regions where the most important textile companies of the country are located. In the study, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a multicriteria methodology for decision support, is used and results show a slight tendency toward the Rio de Janeiro state when compared to the Santa Catarina state, with both presenting a significant advantage over the Rio Grande do Norte state.