USING FUZZY AHP AND FUZZY TOPSIS METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES PROJECT EVALUATION CRITERIA

Year 2014, Volume: 9 Issue: 4, 105 - 117, 10.10.2014

Hasan Söyler , Lokman Pirim

Abstract

Regional differences can be seen in the structures of all countries and may cause several social and economic problems.  Most of the world countries have been obliged to struggle with this imbalance and put forward different solutions for sustainable development. Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) is support regional firms which play important roles in development. However, due to the lack of an effective evaluation mechanism, the necessity of the supports and value addition to the region, have not yet been clearly demonstrated. Therefore, the selection of projects which will add more value to regions and bear high multiplying effects has great importance. In this study, the supports RDAs providing and the evaluating criteria of these support mechanisms are discussed. Relative weights of criteria are calculated by using fuzzy AHP and projects are ranked by using fuzzy TOPSIS. In this study, an alternative method is presented in the selection of projects.

Keywords

Fuzzy AHP, Fuzzy TOPSIS, JEL Cod C02, JEL Cod O22, JEL Cod R10

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