Ranking Business Scorecard Factor Using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process with Fuzzy Delphi Method in Automobile Sector

2015 ◽  
pp. 437-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Rajaprakash ◽  
R. Ponnusamy
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi Method ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Challenges of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Business Growth: A Case of Footwear Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 2516600X2097412
Author(s):  
A. K. M. Hedaitul Islam ◽  
Md. Rayhan Sarker ◽  
Md. Israil Hossain ◽  
Kauser Ali ◽  
K. M. Asadun Noor
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Method ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Bank Loan ◽  
Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
The Government ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create more employment opportunities and thus, contribute to the national economy of a country. Footwear SMEs have been identified as an emerging economy in Bangladesh, which is facing several challenges. Very few studies focused on the challenges of SMEs’ business growth. However, until now, no literature particularly focused on the challenges of footwear SMEs and discussed how to tackle these challenges. To fill this research gap, we use the Fuzzy Delphi Method and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process, to find out the degree of importance of critical challenges of footwear SMEs. In our study, 16 critical challenges are identified among which lingering in cash flow (F3), fierce market competition (E1), access to finance (F2), unfavorable bank loan policy (F1), and poor supply chain management (E2) have been ascertained as the top five critical challenges, respectively. This study contributes to the existing literature of SMEs by identifying five new challenges from the context of the footwear industry. Furthermore, we suggest some possible measures to overcome the identified challenges. This study can guide the government, practitioners, and SME policymakers to address these challenges for the growth of any SME sector.

scholarly journals A Novel Approach Integrating Intuitionistic Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process and Goal Programming for Chickpea Cultivar Selection under Stress Conditions

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1288
Author(s):  
Ilknur Karacan ◽  
Ozlem Senvar ◽  
Ozlem Arslan ◽  
Yasemin Ekmekçi ◽  
Serol Bulkan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Goal Programming ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Generic Structure ◽  
Intuitionistic Fuzzy ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Cultivar Selection ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Chickpea Cultivars

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a quite high nutrient and widespread legume that is consumed globally. Similar to many plants, chickpea is sensitive to environmental stresses. The major goal of the breeders is to achieve the most tolerant cultivars. This study aims to determine the tolerance level of chickpea cultivars against cold and drought stresses. The cultivars in the scope of this study are the ones that are officially identified and grown in Turkey. Ranking alternatives according to multiple criteria is difficult and requires a systematic approach. Thus, a coherent multi criteria decision making (MCDM) methodology is proposed in order to ease the ranking process. The methodology includes integration of intuitionistic fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (IF-AHP) with group decision making (GDM) and goal programming (GP). This integration presents a robust ranking according to criteria that are appraised by talented experts. Applying the methodology to the data, results in the order of chickpea cultivars with regard to their cumulative tolerance to cold and drought stresses. Diyar 95 spearheads this list with its utmost performance. The main contribution of this study is the proposition of the powerful MCDM approach with systematic procedure for the ranking process of cultivars. The proposed methodology has a generic structure that can be applied to various stress problems for different plants.

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