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.
Shahbandarzadeh, H. and Ghorbanpour, A. (2011). The Applying ISM/FANP Approach for Appropriate Location Selection of Health Centers. Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies, 4(2), 5-28. doi: 10.22059/ijms.2011.23470
MLA
Shahbandarzadeh, H. , and Ghorbanpour, A. . "The Applying ISM/FANP Approach for Appropriate Location Selection of Health Centers", Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies, 4, 2, 2011, 5-28. doi: 10.22059/ijms.2011.23470
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Shahbandarzadeh, H., Ghorbanpour, A. (2011). 'The Applying ISM/FANP Approach for Appropriate Location Selection of Health Centers', Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies, 4(2), pp. 5-28. doi: 10.22059/ijms.2011.23470
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H. Shahbandarzadeh and A. Ghorbanpour, "The Applying ISM/FANP Approach for Appropriate Location Selection of Health Centers," Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies, 4 2 (2011): 5-28, doi: 10.22059/ijms.2011.23470
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Shahbandarzadeh, H., Ghorbanpour, A. The Applying ISM/FANP Approach for Appropriate Location Selection of Health Centers. Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies, 2011; 4(2): 5-28. doi: 10.22059/ijms.2011.23470
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