@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1952, title = {Plant Location Selection by Using a Three-Step Methodology: Delphi-AHP-VIKOR}, author = {B. Vahdani and S. M. Mousavi and R. Tavakkoli-Moghaddam}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Nowadays, the plant location selection has a critical impact on the performance of numerous companies. In this paper, a methodology is presented to solve this problem. The three decision making methods, namely Delphi, AHP and improved VIKOR, are hybridized in order to make the best use of information available based on the decision makers or experts. In this respect, the aim of using Delphi is to select the most influential criteria by a few decision makers. The AHP is utilized to give weights of the selected criteria. Finally, the improved VIKOR method is applied to rank alternatives. At the end of paper, an application example demonstrates the applicability of the proposed methodology.}, journal = {International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering}, volume = {7}, number = {6}, year = {2013}, pages = {1289 - 1292}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1952}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/78}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 78, 2013}, }