IJPAM: Volume 114, No. 3 (2017)

Title

THE APPLICATION OF POTENTIAL METHOD IN
DECISION MAKING FOR MULTI-ATTRIBUTE
OF CATERING SERVICE COMPANIES

Authors

Siti Salwana Mamat$^1$, Tahir Ahmad$^2$, Siti Rahmah Awang$^3$
$^{1,2}$Department of Mathematical Science
Faculty of Science
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310, Skudai, Johor, MALAYSIA
$^2$Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials
Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310, UTM, Skudai, Johor, MALAYSIA
$^3$Faculty of Management
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310, UTM, Skudai, Johor, MALAYSIA

Abstract

Analytic Hierarchy Process is a method used in structuring, measuring and synthesizing criteria, in particular ranking of multiple criteria in decision making problems. On the other hand, Potential Method is a ranking procedure that utilizes preference graph. Two nodes are adjacent if they are compared in a pairwise comparison whereby the assigned arc is oriented towards the more preferred node. In this paper, Potential Method is used to solve problems in catering service selection. The Potential Method is found to be comparable to Modified Fuzzy Logarithmic Least Square Method in weight determination.

History

Received: December 28, 2016
Revised: April 16, 2017
Published: May 23, 2017

AMS Classification, Key Words

AMS Subject Classification: 90B50
Key Words and Phrases: decision processes, multiple criteria analysis, potential method

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DOI: 10.12732/ijpam.v114i3.10 How to cite this paper?

Source: International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
ISSN printed version: 1311-8080
ISSN on-line version: 1314-3395
Year: 2017
Volume: 114
Issue: 3
Pages: 537 - 551


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