Evaluation of Forklift Alternatives with KEMIRA-M Method

Year 2017, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 35 - 53, 15.01.2017

Gizem Sarıçalı Nilsen Kundakcı

https://doi.org/10.17541/optimum.285053

Cited By: 12

Abstract

Businesses generally
uses forklifts for lifting, stacking and transporting to the desired location
of heavy loads in case of human power is not enough. It is important to select
suitable forklifts for the physical conditions of the warehouses in order to
ensure the active use of them. In storage, the selection of the appropriate
forklift for physical conditions of the warehouse is important to use
warehouses effectively. In this study, KEMIRA-M (KEmeny Median Indicator Rank
Accordance-Modified) method, which is a new Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM)
method, was used to evaluate forklift alternatives to be used in storage and to
determine the most appropriate forklift for the textile company. This method
does not require much initial information, so it can be used to determine the
weights of the criteria and to select the most appropriate alternative. As a
result of the study, forklift alternative that will best meet the needs of the
textile company was determined with KEMIRA-M method, by this way the company
has been aided during the decision process. 

Keywords

Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), KEMIRA-M Method, Forklift Selection

Forklift Alternatiflerinin KEMIRA-M Yöntemi ile Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

İşletmelerde, insan gücünün yetmediği ağır yüklerin
kaldırılması, istenilen yerlere götürülmesi ve uygun yerlere istiflenmesi için
genellikle forkliftler kullanılmaktadır. Depoların aktif kullanımının
sağlanması için depoların fiziki şartlarına uygun forkliftin seçilmesi
önemlidir. Bu çalışmada bir tekstil işletmesinde depolamada kullanılacak
forklift alternatiflerinin değerlendirilerek işletme açısından en uygun olan
forkliftin belirlenmesinde yeni bir Çok Kriterli Karar Verme (ÇKKV) yöntemi
olan KEMIRA-M (KEmeny Median Indicator Rank Accordance-Modified) yöntemi
kullanılmıştır. Bu yöntem çok fazla başlangıç bilgisi gerektirmemekte, bu
açıdan kriterlerin ağırlıklarını belirlemede ve en uygun alternatifin seçiminde
kullanılabilmektedir. Çalışmanın sonucunda tekstil işletmesinin ihtiyaçlarını
en iyi karşılayacak forklift alternatifi KEMIRA-M yöntemi ile belirlenerek
işletmeye karar alma sürecinde yardımcı olunmuştur.  

Keywords

Çok Kriterli Karar Verme (ÇKKV), KEMIRA-M Yöntemi, Forklift Seçimi

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