Multi-criteria Decision Support Method AHP-TOPSIS-2N applied in bids to improve the control of public expenses

Abstract

Everywhere in the world, in various scenarios and situations, it is necessary to deal with the need to make decisions. In the context of public management, this need is often seen. However, this process is not always finished with satisfactory and positive results. It was proposed to use the hybrid method to support decision-making AHP-TOPSIS-2N, which is the combination of the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method with the TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method to assist the decision maker to improve the control of public spending. Several studies were presented that prove the veracity and effectiveness of the method being used in different contexts. The present study proved to be effective in presenting the method as a great tool that can assist public management in the bidding processes, and thus ensure results with greater transparency and effect, in addition to presenting to society favorable results with the use of this systematized and structured method.