Global Location Selection for an Oral Health Center with a Sequential Method by SWARA&TODIM

Abstract

The first step to take when a healthcare facility investment is planned is to choose the most appropriate facility location. This important selection process is a planning process that takes into account economic, ecological and environmental effects, and it is necessary for managers who are decision-makers at the establishment stage to carry out the settlement planning of their organizations using analytical methods. In this study, Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) and Interative Multi-criteria Decision Making (TODIM) methods with a help of Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) step, which are among the multi-criteria decision-making techniques, have been applied to the solution of the location selection problem, which can be considered as the first step of health sector investments for an international dental clinic. Within the scope of the study, a multi-criteria decision-making model consisting of 4 main criteria, 17 sub-criteria and 6 alternative countries has been proposed. Alternative countries including Germany, Spain, Netherlands, England, Ireland, and Belgium were evaluated on the basis of criteria gathered under the headings of country structure, demographic structure of the country, cost and risk. By solving the proposed model with the proposed sequential method, Germany was found to be the most suitable location for such a dental health center investment.

Keywords

• Global location selection
• Multi-criteria decision making
• Dental health care center
• SWARA
• TODIM
• WASPAS

Ardışık SWARA TODIM Yöntemleri ile Bir Ağız Sağlığı Merkezi için Global Lokasyon Seçimi

Öz

Bir sağlık kuruluşu yatırımı yapılması planlandığında atılması gereken ilk adım, en doğru kuruluş yerinin seçilmesidir. Bu önemli seçim süreci ekonomik, ekolojik ve çevresel etkileri göz önünde bulunduran bir planlama süreci olup kuruluş aşamasında karar verici konumundaki yöneticilerin, kuruluşlarının yerleşim planlamasını analitik yöntemleri kullanarak gerçekleştirmeleri ise bir zorunluluktur. Bu çalışmada uluslararası bir diş kliniği yatırımı için sağlık sektörünün ilk adımı sayılabilecek yer seçimi probleminin çözümünde çok kriterli karar verme tekniklerinden Ağırlıklı Toplam Modeli ve Ağırlıklı Çarpım Modeli (Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment - WASPAS) adımı yardımıyla Adım Adım Ağırlık Değerlendirme Oran Analizi (Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis - SWARA) ve Etkileşimli ve Çok Kriterli Karar Verme Yöntemi (Interative Multi-criteria Decision Making - TODIM) yöntemleri uygulanmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında 4 ana kriter, 17 alt kriter ve 6 alternatif ülkeden oluşan çok kriterli karar verme modeli önerilmiştir. Almanya, İspanya, Hollanda, İngiltere, İrlanda ve Belçika’nın da aralarında bulunduğu alternatif ülkeler ülke yapısı, ülkenin demografik yapısı, maliyet ve risk başlıkları altında toplanan kriterler bazında değerlendirilmiştir. Önerilen modelin, önerilen sıralı yöntemle çözülmesi ile Almanya böylesi bir diş sağlığı merkezi yatırımı için en uygun lokasyon olarak bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Küresel yer seçimi
• Çok kriterli karar verme
• Diş sağlığı merkezi
• SWARA
• TODIM
• WASPAS

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