Abstract
ABSTRACT
In this research, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), which is used in general problem solving processes, is adapted to the problem of location choice for furniture industry firms in Turkey. Regarding the current industrial conditions relavant to marketing and investment potentials İstanbul, Ankara, Kayseri, Denizli and Adana cities were determined as candidate places. According to the priority values, İstanbul is the most suitable location for furniture industry and it is followed by Ankara, Kayseri, Denizli, and Adana. In the case of changing priorities of the factors, according to the sensitivity analysis, Ankara is the most suitable city for location when the exact priority values of production factors is over 83%. Except for this, the decrease or increase in the priorities of the other factors does not change the result.
Key words: Plant location choice, analytical hierarchy process (AHP), furniture industry.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Industrial Engineering |
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| Publication Date | August 6, 2010 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2003 Volume: 16 Issue: 2 |