Robot selection using a fuzzy regression-based decision-making approach

KARSAK E. E., ŞENER Z., DURSUN M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, cilt.50, sa.23, ss.6826-6834, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 23
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00207543.2011.627886
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.6826-6834
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: decision support systems, advanced manufacturing technology, robot selection, fuzzy regression, DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS, LINEAR-REGRESSION, MODELS, MCDM
  • Galatasaray Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Industrial robots, which enable manufacturing firms to produce high-quality products in a cost-effective manner, are important components of advanced manufacturing technologies. The performance of industrial robots is determined by multiple and conflicting criteria that have to be simultaneously considered in a robust selection study. In this study, a decision model based on fuzzy linear regression is presented for industrial robot selection. Fuzzy linear regression provides an alternative approach to statistical regression for modelling situations where the relationships are vague or the data set cannot satisfy the assumptions of statistical regression. The results obtained by employing fuzzy linear regression are compared with those of earlier studies applying different analytical methods to a previously reported robot selection problem.