Freighter Aircraft Selection Using Entropic Programming for Multiple Criteria Decision Making Analysis

This paper proposes entropic programming for the freighter aircraft selection problem using the multiple criteria decision analysis method. The study aims to propose a systematic and comprehensive framework by focusing on the perspective of freighter aircraft selection. In order to achieve this goal, an integrated entropic programming approach was proposed to evaluate and rank alternatives. The decision criteria and aircraft alternatives were identified from the research data analysis. The objective criteria weights were determined by the mean weight method and the standard deviation method. The proposed entropic programming model was applied to a practical decision problem for evaluating and selecting freighter aircraft. The proposed entropic programming technique gives robust, reliable, and efficient results in modeling decision making analysis problems. As a result of entropic programming analysis, Boeing B747-8F, a freighter aircraft alternative ( a3), was chosen as the most suitable freighter aircraft candidate.   

• C. Ardil

• entropic programming
• additive weighted model
• multiple criteria decision making analysis
• MCDMA
• TOPSIS
• aircraft selection
• freighter aircraft
• Boeing B747-8F
• Boeing B777F
• Airbus A350F

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