@article { author = {Shahbandarzadeh, Hamid and Ghorbanpour, Ahmad}, title = {The Applying ISM/FANP Approach for Appropriate Location Selection of Health Centers}, journal = {Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies (Formerly known as Iranian Journal of Management Studies)}, volume = {4}, number = {2}, pages = {5-28}, year = {2011}, publisher = {University of Tehran}, issn = {2981-0795}, eissn = {2981-0795}, doi = {10.22059/ijms.2011.23470}, abstract = {The main purpose of this paper is to present a fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (FMADM) model for appropriate location selection of a health center. Therefore, we identify sixteen criteria and sub-criteria for selecting a health center location. These criteria and sub-criteria have been obtained from literature reviews and practical interviews. This paper proposes a method which combines the methods of the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and the fuzzy analytic network process (FANP) procedures to deal with the problem of the sub-systems interdependence and feedback. Also the methods of fuzzy set theory, fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy analytical network process are used to combine decision-makers’ assessments about criteria weightings. Finally, an empirical study for the location selection of a health center in Ramsar is conducted to demonstrate the computational process and effectiveness of FMADM proposed by this paper.}, keywords = {Fuzzy Analytical Network Process,Interpretive structural modeling,Location selection}, url = {https://ijms.ut.ac.ir/article_23470.html}, eprint = {https://ijms.ut.ac.ir/article_23470_42d0ac93c5f85918b29ff749e2c4eff3.pdf} }