Analysis of Decision Support Systems on Recommended Sales of the Best Ornamental Plants by Type

Abstract

The research objective is to recommend the sale of the best ornamental plant species to lovers of ornamental plants by using decision support system techniques. Ornamental plants are a type of ornamental plants that can survive in various conditions. In this case ornamental plants are also very vulnerable to disease such as root rot, shoot rot and others. Many types of ornamental plant sellers do not know how to handle ornamental plants that have diseases or symptoms when they occur. The study was conducted in Simalungun District with a sample of thirteen traders selling ornamental plants using observation and questionnaire distribution techniques. Selection of ornamental plants based on the types in this study include: Orchid Plants (A1), Tulips (A2), Bougenvil (A3) and Jasmine (A4). The assessment criteria used include: Plant height (C1), Plant quality (C2), Plant type (C3) and Plant age (C4). The method used in this research is Simple Additive Weighting. The results showed that Orchid Plant (A1) was the best alternative for selling ornamental plant species (V1: 0.91) and Jasmine (A4) as a second alternative (V2: 0.8).