“…This prevents a fundamental distance problem associated with the use of fractions (Rezaei, 2015;Mohammadi & Rezaei, 2020). The method has also been applied in previous studies including, but not limited to, supplier selection (Gupta & Barua, 2017), ranking of sustainable innovation criteria (Kusi-Sarpong, Gupta, & Sarkis, 2019), prioritization of sustainable supply chain innovation barriers (Gupta, Kusi-Sarpong, & Rezaei, 2020), analysis of industry 4.0 challenges (Wankhede & Vinodh, 2021), personnel selection process (Arsu & Uğuz Arsu, 2021), prioritization of occupational safety risk factors (Karakurt, Hekimoglu, & Guneri, 2021), evaluation of manufacturing performance (Khan, Kusi-Sarpong, Naim, Ahmadi, & Oyedijo, 2021).…”