A Multicriteria Solution Approach for Material Combination Selection in Furniture Production

Abstract

Today, environmental sustainability and advances in technology have directed industries’ attention towards more environmentally friendly and innovative materials. Wood-plastic composites (WPC) contribute to the conservation of natural resources and the reduction of environmental pollution and present a durable material option. The performance of these composite materials is closely related to the combinations of materials they contain. Determining the most suitable material combination assists manufacturers, designers, and materials engineers in developing products that meet specific application requirements. This study presents an integrated BWM-WASPAS approach to be used in the selection of suitable material combinations for furniture production. Different combinations of beech wood and polycarbonate sheets are evaluated by taking into consideration their physical and mechanical properties. The BWM method is used to prioritize the decision criteria, while the WASPAS method is employed to determine the ranking of the alternatives. In the final stage of the study, a sensitivity analysis is conducted to support the ranking results. This study presents its novelty by formulating the material layer organization evaluation problem in the furniture industry as a complex multicriteria decision-making problem and integrating the BWM and WASPAS methods for material combination selection.

Keywords

• BWM
• Multicriteria analysis
• Furniture industry
• Layered material
• WASPAS

Mobilya Üretiminde Malzeme Kombinasyonu Seçimi İçin Çok Kriterli Bir Çözüm Yaklaşımı

Öz

Günümüzde, çevresel sürdürülebilirlik ve teknolojideki ilerlemeler endüstrilerin ilgisini çevreye daha duyarlı ve yenilikçi malzemelere yönlendirmiştir. Odun-plastik kompozit (OPK) malzemeler, doğal kaynakların korunmasına ve çevre kirliliğinin azaltılmasına katkıda bulunurken aynı zamanda dayanıklı bir malzeme seçeneği sunmaktadır. Bu kompozit malzemelerin performansı içerdikleri malzemelerin kombinasyonları ile yakından ilişkilidir. En uygun malzeme kombinasyonunun belirlenmesi spesifik uygulama gereksinimlerini karşılayan ürünler geliştirmede üreticilere, tasarımcılara ve malzeme mühendislerine yardımcı olabilmektedir. Bu çalışma, mobilya üretimi için uygun malzeme kombinasyonlarını seçme sürecinde kullanılmak üzere bütünleşik bir BWM-WASPAS yaklaşımı sunmaktadır. Doğu kayını ve polikarbonat levhaların farklı kombinasyonları fiziksel ve mekanik özellikler göz önüne alınarak değerlendirilmektedir. BWM yöntemi karar kriterlerini önceliklendirirken, alternatiflerin öncelik sıralamasını belirlemek için WASPAS yöntemi kullanılmaktadır. Çalışmanın son aşamasında, sıralama sonuçlarını desteklemek için bir duyarlılık analizi gerçekleştirilmektedir. Bu çalışma, mobilya endüstrisinde malzeme katman organizasyonu değerlendirme problemini karmaşık bir çok kriterli karar verme problemi olarak formüle ederek ve malzeme kombinasyonu seçimi için BWM ve WASPAS yöntemlerini bütünleştirerek yeniliğini sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• BWM
• Çok kriterli analiz
• Mobilya endüstrisi
• Katmanlı malzeme
• WASPAS

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