Multi criteria decision making (MCDM) is used to solve multiple conflicting criteria. There are different methods available in MCDM out of which TOPSIS is a well- known method to solve precise and imprecise information. In this chapter, triangular fuzzy TOPSIS is considered which has different steps like normalization, weight, finding of positive ideal solution (PIS) and negative ideal solution (NIS), distance between PIS and NIS, calculating relative closeness coefficient (RCC) value and ranking the alternatives. Out of these different steps a distance method is studied. The distance measures are basically used to find the distance between the target alternative and the best and the least alternatives. The most commonly used distance method is Euclidean distance. Many other distance methods are available such as Manhattan, Bit-vector, Hamming, Chebyshev distance, etc. To obtain the appropriate distance, these methods are evaluated. The proposed approach is applied in banking domain to find the suitable user for multi criteria reporting (MCR).
Top1. Introduction
Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is one of the fastest growing areas of decision making with multiple conflicting criteria (conditions). It ranks the users (alternatives) according to different criteria and finds the best alternative (Xiaojun, 2015). A MCDM technique analyzes weights of all the criteria with one another, ranks it through its processes and finds the best alternative (Beatrice & Francesco, 2015). Hence this characteristic of MCDM technique is applied to find different levels of user preference for MCR. The recent developments and advancements in computer have simplified the computations associated with MCDM techniques.
The popularly applied MCDM methods are Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) (Pedro, 2013), Elimination and Expressing Reality (ELECTRE) (Arshadi, 1987), Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) (Ashton, 1998), Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) (Yong, 2006), (Shih & Lee, 2007), Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMTHEE) (Patrick & Serge, 2011) and so on. TOPSIS is one of the most popularly applied MCDM techniques which works based on the principle of distance between Positive Ideal Solution (PIS) and Negative Ideal Solution (NIS) (Zadeh, 1965). The logic which is applied to TOPSIS resembles with human rationale choice (Shih & Lee, 2007) and it solves simple and complex problems with conflicting criteria (Hwang & Yoon, 1981; Yong, 2006). It is considered as one of the best technique to address “total rank reversal” which is widely experienced problem in MCDM technique.
Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is one of the known classical Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method was first developed by (Hwang & Yoon, 1999). It is based upon the concept that the chosen alternative should have the shortest distance from the Positive Ideal Solution (PIS), i.e., the solution that maximizes the benefit criteria and minimizes the cost criteria; and the farthest from the Negative Ideal Solution (NIS), i.e., the solution that maximizes the cost criteria and minimizes the benefit criteria.
A MCDM technique consists of different kinds of steps. For example, in TOPSIS the best alternative is ranked using six processes. These processes are normalized in the decision matrix, multiply weight with the matrix, determine the positive and negative ideal solution, obtain the distances of the existing alternatives from the positive and negative ideal solutions, calculate the relative closeness to the ideal alternatives and finally rank the alternatives.