Global Location Selection for an Oral Health Center with a Sequential Method by SWARA&TODIM

Abstract

The first step to take when a healthcare facility investment is planned is to choose the most appropriate facility location. This important selection process is a planning process that takes into account economic, ecological and environmental effects, and it is necessary for managers who are decision-makers at the establishment stage to carry out the settlement planning of their organizations using analytical methods. In this study, Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) and Interative Multi-criteria Decision Making (TODIM) methods with a help of Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) step, which are among the multi-criteria decision-making techniques, have been applied to the solution of the location selection problem, which can be considered as the first step of health sector investments for an international dental clinic. Within the scope of the study, a multi-criteria decision-making model consisting of 4 main criteria, 17 sub-criteria and 6 alternative countries has been proposed. Alternative countries including Germany, Spain, Netherlands, England, Ireland, and Belgium were evaluated on the basis of criteria gathered under the headings of country structure, demographic structure of the country, cost and risk. By solving the proposed model with the proposed sequential method, Germany was found to be the most suitable location for such a dental health center investment.