Selecting the best mobile model by applying AHP-COPRAS and AHP-ARAS decision making methodology

Abstract

The main objective of this research article is to select the best mobile model among various alternatives available on the market. For this analysis 10 alternative models from different brands are selected from different online shopping website having different specifications and ranging from low budget to medium budget in terms of price. For this selection purposes two multiple criteria decision making tools (MCDM) has been adopted i.e. Complex Proportional Assessment (COP-RAS) and Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS). The selection process is done based on four important criteria i.e. price, internal storage, RAM and brand. The weightages of the criteria are calculated by using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and these weightages are further used in COPRAS and ARAS methods. Individual COPRAS and ARAS method is applied for the selection of the best mobile and the preference ranking order of the models are also proposed by each process. The proposed ranking order by both the methods are compared and it is found that the outcome results are more or less the same using both techniques but there is a slight change in ranking of the middle-order alternatives. Both processes give model 1 and model 4 as the best and the worst models respectively among 10 alternatives.

Methodical Aspects of MCDM Based E-Commerce Recommender System

“…Weights determined by subjective methods require the active participation of the expert and are assigned by the expert based on knowledge and experience. Examples of subjective weighting methods include BWM (Best-Worst Method) [51], AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) [5,54]. Objective methods set weights based on the data structure, taking into account each evaluation criterion's actual degree of dominance.…”

“…Another approach described includes using AHP adopted to find out the criteria weights. In the next stage, two MCDM methods, named COPRAS and ARAS, are applied to obtain the rankings of the evaluated alternatives [5]. Only one MCDM method, AHP, was used in Reference [70], which is a subjective method.…”

“…As a result, technologies are being progressed a lot by researchers all over the world. In recent years, electronic devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, and tablets, have become a significant part of everyday life [5]. One of the commonly purchased products today, in which many criteria need to be taken into account in the selection, is the mobile phone.…”

Vendor Selection by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Livestock Trading Ecosystem

“…It bifurcates any complex problem into several sub problems" (Abraham et al, 2015). "MCDM methods have been applied by different researchers and applied in many different areas" (Goswami & Mitra, 2020). Recently it has find its application in Livestock.…”

“…The final output is the Normalized Matrix. CR value above 0.1 is unacceptable, and the result are considered inconsistent" (Astanti et al, 2020;Goswami & Mitra, 2020). And the judgment from the evaluator need to be evaluated again.…”