Multiple Criteria Decision Making on selecting new laminate factory: the case of Turkey

Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method has used by many decision makers in site selection for many production facilities. This study is indented to demonstrate the application of Electre Technique as an MCDM tool for the selection of decorative laminate factory site. The criteria used to rank alternatives were economic factors including raw material resource, transporting possibilities, market possibilities, operation cost, government policies, establishment cost, suppliers and environmental factors including international economical organizations, military and strategically factors, foreign trade, environmental policy, regional development policy, infrastructure, local service capacity, skilled labor capacity, climatic and natural conditions. The technique was used to select the most suitable factory site among five different alternatives. Corlu was determined as the best place for a new laminate factory site.