Selection of The Best Laptop Model by the Application of FUZZY-AHP Methodology

Volume 14 Issue 1 June - August 2019

Survey Paper

Selection of The Best Laptop Model by the Application of FUZZY-AHP Methodology

Soupayan Mitra*, Shankha Shubhra Goswami**

*Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri, India.

**Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India.

Mitra, S., & Goswami, S. S. (2019). Selection of The Best Laptop Model by the Application of FUZZY-AHP Methodology. i-manager's Journal on Management, 14(1), 35-40.

Abstract

Multi criteria decision making is one of the important areas in decision making process that helps the decision maker to select the best option among different available alternatives having different number of criteria as well as sub-criteria. The criteria as well as sub-criteria may have different levels of preferences and some of them may be conflicting in nature among themselves with respect to the most desired decision characteristics. In this present analysis one of the MCDM tools i.e. FUZZY-AHP is adopted to select the best laptop models among 6 different models actual available in the market having different configurations. The objective of this paper is to propose the best model among these 6 models based on different criteria (e.g. RAM, Hard Disk Capacity, Processor, Screen Size etc.) as well as sub-criteria (e.g. The laptop models may be available in different screen size like 14-inch, 15.6 inch etc.). A physical market survey has been done to know the choices and preferences of the common laptop users and based on this market survey the analysis have been carried out.