Ranking of North Areas of Isfahan According to Measures Affecting Investment by Fuzzy TOPSIS and AHP Approach

Usually, MCDM for choosing the best provided option that their criteria may be in conflict with each other and by providing results ,it facilitates decision making process. In this research, the aim is prioritizing Isfahan North areas(Kashan,Aran and Bidgol, Nain, Natanz and Ardestan), based on affecting measure for investment to determine which area requires the greatest amount of investment between mentioned areas. To achieve this aim, weighting the areas is performed by using of fuzzy TOPSIS and entropy methods and finally it is ranked by AHP. To avoid confusion caused by uncertainty in decision making at all stages, triangular fuzzy numbers used. Results show, in first phase, textile manufacturing with the most weight was selected as first priority; then, non-metallic mineral products, rubber and plastic products and machinery and equipment products placed accordingly. In second phase, Natanz was placed in first priority, and Nain, Kashan and Ardestan were placed at second, third and last priorities.