ApPLICATION OF FUZZY TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO THE IDEAL SOLUTION IN THE SELECTION OF CANDIDATES

Selecting the right candidate for the right cause is similar to identifying the most compromising solution ofmulti-criteria decision making (MCDM) problem. In real life the selection criteria may involve vague and incomplete data which cannot be expressed in precise mathematicalform or numerical values. Apparently fuzzy-based technique can be applied to describe andrepresent these data in fuzzy numbers. This paper presents a MCDMfuzzy TOPSIS based model designed to solve the selection problemfor allocation of government staff quarters. Result shows that the proposed model is suitable and appropriate. It was also found that the MCDM model which uses single decision maker rating process can also be applied to multiple decision makers. It is recommended that the application offuzzy TOPSIS can be extended to other selection processes such as vendor selection, training evaluation or group marking ofproject works.