MAGNESIA PROCESSING PLANT SITE SELECTION USING FUZZY TOPSIS

摘要

Site selection for the magnesia processing is the most important decision made by owner that has a significant impact on the efficiency of the whole process. This is a critical decision which involves considering a number of criteria and finding the best location among feasible alternatives. Therefore, a multicriteria decision making method is necessary to apply site selection process to find the best location that meet desired conditions set by the selection criteria. This paper presents an application of fuzzy TOPSIS (FTOPSIS) method based on fuzzy sets, which is one of the broader multicriteria decision making means, used to select an appropriate site for mineral processing plant for Sarbishe Magnesite (phase 2). For this purpose, based on the technical and experimental experiences and through judgment of the decision makers and experts, eight criteria were established and three alternatives for the processing plant were evaluated. Finally the alternatives were ranked and the best location was recommended.