“…Here, the decision alternative with the highest rank is the one that is closest to the ideal solution; conversely, in methods such as TOPSIS, the highest ranked decision alternative does not always represent the closest one to the ideal solution (Valahzaghard & Ferdousnejhad, 2013). The VIKOR method has been applied to the problems of producer management and prioritization in the supply chain (Liou & Chuang, 2010;Liu & Du, 2008;Lixin 2008;Tianchang et al, 2008) optimization of processes (Tong , 2007), evaluation of banking performances (Wu et al, 2009) and in earthquake and environmental engineering (Opricovic & Tzeng, 2004). This method has also been used in urban and water resource management (Chang & Hsu, 2009;Opricovic, 2009) .…”