TOPSIS examples

1. Suppose you are buying a car, and you are interested in both price and life span. There are two conflicting objectives: a long expected life span and a low price. Three alternatives: Audi, BMW and Volkswagen. Based on data given below which one would you choose?

Audi BMW Volkswagen Wp=0,714 Wl=0,286

Price ($1000) 10 17 8

Life Span (Years) 12 9 6

2. A local chemical company tries to recruit a manager. The companys human resources
department provides some relevant selection tests, as the benefit attributes to be evaluated. These include knowledge test, skill test and interview. There are 3 qualified candidates on the list for the selection. The basic data for the decision are listed in table below. Weights are 0.25, 0.35 and 0.4 respectively. Which one would you hire? Knowledge test Skill test Interview

Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3

9 8 5

8 6 8

6 8 9

3. Assume that three airports A1, A2 and A3 are evaluated by experts, and criteria were comfort, security measures and flight safety control. They rated it from 1-10. Based on data given below which one would is the best?

Comfort A1 A2 A3

Security measures

Flight safety control

5 9 7

8 7 9

9 7 8

W1=0,2 W2=0,3 W3=0.5