<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>TOPSIS is one of the most popular methods of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM). Its fundamental role is the establishment of chosen alternatives ranking based on their distance from the ideal and negative-ideal solution. There are three primary versions of the TOPSIS method distinguished: classical, interval and fuzzy, where calculation algorithms are adjusted to the character of input rating decision-making alternatives (real numbers, interval data or fuzzy numbers). Various, specialist publications present descriptions on the use of particular versions of the TOPSIS method in the decision-making process, particularly popular is the fuzzy version. However, it should be noticed, that depending on the character of accepted criteria – rating of alternatives can have a heterogeneous character. The present paper suggests the means of proceeding in the situation when the set of criteria covers characteristic criteria for each of the mentioned versions of TOPSIS, as a result of which the rating of the alternatives is vague. The calculation procedure has been illustrated by an adequate numerical example.</p></abstract>

TOPSIS is one of the most popular methods of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM). Its fundamental role is the establishment of chosen alternatives ranking based on their distance from the ideal and negative-ideal solution. There are three primary versions of the TOPSIS method distinguished: classical, interval and fuzzy, where calculation algorithms are adjusted to the character of input rating decision-making alternatives (real numbers, interval data or fuzzy numbers). Various, specialist publications present descriptions on the use of particular versions of the TOPSIS method in the decision-making process, particularly popular is the fuzzy version. However, it should be noticed, that depending on the character of accepted criteria – rating of alternatives can have a heterogeneous character. The present paper suggests the means of proceeding in the situation when the set of criteria covers characteristic criteria for each of the mentioned versions of TOPSIS, as a result of which the rating of the alternatives is vague. The calculation procedure has been illustrated by an adequate numerical example.

A Data Pre-Processing Model for the Topsis Method

Bialystok University of Technology, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wiejska 45E, 15-351 Bialystok,

University of Bialystok, Faculty of Economics and Management, Warszawska 63, 15-062 Bialystok,

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia

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TOPSIS is one of the most popular methods of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM). Its fundamental role is the establishment of chosen alternatives ranking...

A Data Pre-Processing Model for the Topsis Method

Data publikacji: 04 kwi 2017

Zakres stron: 219 - 235

Otrzymano: 17 gru 2015

Przyjęty: 06 paź 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2016-0036

Słowa kluczowe
multi-criteria decision making, the TOPSIS method

© 2016 University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Data Pre-Processing Model for the Topsis Method

Data publikacji: 04 kwi 2017

Zakres stron: 219 - 235

Otrzymano: 17 gru 2015

Przyjęty: 06 paź 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2016-0036

Słowa kluczowemulti-criteria decision making, the TOPSIS method

© 2016 University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
multi-criteria decision making, the TOPSIS method