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Facility Location Selection For Seasonal Product A Case Study For New Business And A Comparative Study Of AHP And ANP

Journal: International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research (Vol.5, No. 5)

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Page : 239-245

Keywords : AHP; ANP; Methodology; Problem structure and Solution; Facility location selection for seasonal mango business.;

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Abstract

Decision making and choosing the right decision is one of the main activities of businessmen. Taking a decision without proper knowledge and methods the performance of the business will reduce and businessmen will fail to earn optimum profit. Facility location selection is the fast and foremost decision of businessmen when starting a new supplying business. Without a proper accurate and standard method for selecting the most profitable facility location for supplier business the performance of this business will affect. Rajshahi is a city of mangoes in Bangladesh and a seasonal business of mangoes held here every year. Supplying of mangoes can become a profitable business by selecting the best location for supplying mangoes to the different areas of the country. But due to the wrong selection of the location most suppliers fail to earn the maximum profit. The objective of this case study is to provide a decision support system to select the facility location for mango supplying business. Moreover for conducting this investigation a survey data is collected of 37 samples to identify the criteria and sub-criteria of the mango supplying business. In order to resolve the case AHP and ANP the two MCDM techniques are used for resolving this decision making problem. This investigation also demonstrates a brief look at the foundation of AHP and ANP and their major differences.

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