A comparative analysis of different hybrid MCDM techniques considering a case of selection of 3D printers

A multitude of techniques fall under the domain of Multi- Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) which is used to select the best alternative among the available ones. The objective of this paper is to compare some of these techniques with respect to the problem of selection of 3D printers, which is associ...

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Main Authors: Debapriyo Paul, Puneet Kumar Agarwal, Gourab Gopal Mondal, Debamalya Banerjee
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Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2015-07-01
Series:Management Science Letters
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Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol5/msl_2015_58.pdf
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description A multitude of techniques fall under the domain of Multi- Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) which is used to select the best alternative among the available ones. The objective of this paper is to compare some of these techniques with respect to the problem of selection of 3D printers, which is associated with multiple attributes. The weights of the criteria were determined using analytical network process (ANP). Next, the alternatives were ranked using three different MCDM techniques- 1.TOPSIS which ranks alternatives having the shortest distance to the ideal solution as well as the greatest distance from the negative-ideal solution 2. Deng’s Similarity based Approach where the most preferred alternative should have the highest degree of similarity to the positive ideal solution and the lowest degree of similarity to the negative-ideal solution and 3.PROMETHEE and GAIA. The solutions for each of these three cases were analyzed thoroughly, and reasons for any deviations were discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-7a5e4c6358ab4da4a3d57389a2005fa82025-08-20T03:35:41ZengGrowing ScienceManagement Science Letters1923-29341923-93432015-07-015769570810.5267/j.msl.2015.5.003A comparative analysis of different hybrid MCDM techniques considering a case of selection of 3D printersDebapriyo PaulPuneet Kumar AgarwalGourab Gopal Mondal Debamalya Banerjee A multitude of techniques fall under the domain of Multi- Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) which is used to select the best alternative among the available ones. The objective of this paper is to compare some of these techniques with respect to the problem of selection of 3D printers, which is associated with multiple attributes. The weights of the criteria were determined using analytical network process (ANP). Next, the alternatives were ranked using three different MCDM techniques- 1.TOPSIS which ranks alternatives having the shortest distance to the ideal solution as well as the greatest distance from the negative-ideal solution 2. Deng’s Similarity based Approach where the most preferred alternative should have the highest degree of similarity to the positive ideal solution and the lowest degree of similarity to the negative-ideal solution and 3.PROMETHEE and GAIA. The solutions for each of these three cases were analyzed thoroughly, and reasons for any deviations were discussed.http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol5/msl_2015_58.pdf3D PrintingANPTOPSISSimilarity MethodPROMETHEEHybrid MCDMComparative analysis
spellingShingle Debapriyo Paul
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Gourab Gopal Mondal
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A comparative analysis of different hybrid MCDM techniques considering a case of selection of 3D printers
Management Science Letters
3D Printing
ANP
TOPSIS
Similarity Method
PROMETHEE
Hybrid MCDM
Comparative analysis
title A comparative analysis of different hybrid MCDM techniques considering a case of selection of 3D printers
title_full A comparative analysis of different hybrid MCDM techniques considering a case of selection of 3D printers
title_fullStr A comparative analysis of different hybrid MCDM techniques considering a case of selection of 3D printers
title_full_unstemmed A comparative analysis of different hybrid MCDM techniques considering a case of selection of 3D printers
title_short A comparative analysis of different hybrid MCDM techniques considering a case of selection of 3D printers
title_sort comparative analysis of different hybrid mcdm techniques considering a case of selection of 3d printers
topic 3D Printing
ANP
TOPSIS
Similarity Method
PROMETHEE
Hybrid MCDM
Comparative analysis
url http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol5/msl_2015_58.pdf
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