Optimization route selecting by multi-criteria decision making analysis

Abstract

The objective of this research is to propose method for optimization route selection by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and The Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to The Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) model. The model was applied to case study route selection from Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi to Bangpoo Industrial Estate in Samut Prakan based on the criteria: cost of transportation, transit time, risk of freight damaged, risk of infrastructure and equipment and risk of other factors. AHP was used to determine the relative weight of criteria. Additionally, TOPSIS was used to select the best alternative routes. The result showed that the AHP-TOPSIS model which is new approach for route selection, flexible, decrease discrepancy from weighting, more efficient than one, either AHP or TOPSIS and not too complicated models compared to the other methods in multiple criteria analysis.