Section 3. General issues in management: A two-phase multi criteria dynamic programing approach for personnel selection process


Özdemir A.

Problems and Perspectives in Management, vol.11, no.2, pp.98-108, 2013 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: Problems and Perspectives in Management
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.98-108
  • Keywords: Analytic hierarchy process, Dynamic programming, Multi criteria decision-making, Personnel selection process, Stochastic dynamic programming
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper proposes a two-phase multiple criteria stochastic dynamic programing approach for personnel selection process. In the first phase, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is employed to treat the multi-criteria nature of the personnel selection process and the process is structured in a hierarchical manner. The relative importance i.e. weights of the criteria obtained through eigenvalue calculations of AHP. In the second phase of the approach the process is divided into stages, a stochastic dynamic programming (DP) model is formulated and the calculated AHP weights of each stage-decision alternative-state are integrated to the DP model in order to obtain the optimal decision in each stage, the steps in the personnel selection process. The aim of this study is to determine the optimal decision alternative, which method to apply in each step of the personnel selection process. To show the applicability and usefulness of the proposed approach it is applied to a real life problem, a home textile manufacturer's personnel selection process. © Asli Özdemir, 2013.