A Decision-Making Process for Selecting of Lean Tools Implementation Methods by Means of Analytical Hierarchy Process in Health Center

Authors

  • Seyed Navid Seyedi Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Facility of Mechanical Engineering, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • Saeed Hakimi Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Facility of Mechanical Engineering, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • Hadi Badri Ahmadi Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Facility of Mechanical Engineering, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • Pouyan Rezvan Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Facility of Mechanical Engineering, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • Mozghan Izadifar Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Facility of Mechanical Engineering, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/sh.v64n3.82

Keywords:

Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), lean tools, lean assessment, decision making, adjusted AHP

Abstract

Decision making is contemplated as a serious task in management context and it becomes more challenging when appropriate alternatives should be selected among various options based on some criteria. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is one of the multi-criteria decision making methods, which is widely used in management science because of its reliable and acceptable performance. In this study, a novel execution of adjusted AHP in decision making was utilized in a case study in Iran in order to find the best method for application of lean concept among alternatives. Previous-mentioned alternatives are consulting, college student, and internal human resource. Case study results demonstrated that using consultants for carrying out lean tools is the best method. The degree of consistency is satisfactory and proved the accuracy and correction of application of AHP in finding the best method for implementation of lean tools.

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Published

2013-08-15

How to Cite

Seyedi, S. N., Hakimi, S., Ahmadi, H. B., Rezvan, P., & Izadifar, M. (2013). A Decision-Making Process for Selecting of Lean Tools Implementation Methods by Means of Analytical Hierarchy Process in Health Center. Sains Humanika, 64(3). https://doi.org/10.11113/sh.v64n3.82

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 3 (2013): Special Edition

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