Nowadays, additive manufacturing, also known as three-dimensional (3D) printing, is widely used in many different sectors for both prototyping and part production. 3D printer technologies, which offer more advantages compared with traditional production methods, are applied in a wide range of sectors, from health, education construction, automotive, to food. The utilization of 3D printers offers businesses numerous advantages, including cost reduction, time savings, efficient resource utilization, and the ability to produce customized products. Therefore, selection of 3D printers is a critical decision-making process for businesses. This study discusses the 3D printer selection problem of a furniture parts company located in Kayseri, Turkey. An integrated multicriteria decision making (MCDM) approach, which comprises the fuzzy CRITIC (CRiteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation) and fuzzy EDAS (Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution) methods, is proposed for the solution. In the first stage, weights of 20 subcriteria gathered under the four main criteria (technical, economy, performance, and environment) are determined using the fuzzy CRITIC method. In the second stage, possible four different 3D printer options were determined by the company experts, and all four of these options were ranked using the fuzzy EDAS method. The application results indicated that waste generation (K20) holds significant importance as a criterion in the company’s 3D printer selection process. Waste generation refers to the amount of material discarded or unused during the printing process, which directly impacts both environmental sustainability and production costs. Moreover, the results identified the Flashforge Creator 3 (A1) as the most suitable printer among all the options considered.
3D Printer Selection by Using Fuzzy CRITIC and Fuzzy EDAS Methods
2024
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