TOPSIS-Sort — TOPSIS-based sorting of alternatives into ordered categories
TOPSIS-SORT (TOPSIS-Sort — TOPSIS-based sorting of alternatives into ordered categories) is a sorting multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Sabokbar, H. F., Hosseini, A., Banaitis, A., Banaitiene, N. in 2016. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.
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TOPSIS-Sort — TOPSIS-based sorting of alternatives into ordered categories
Strengths & limitations
- Follows a transparent, reproducible computational procedure that can be audited step by step.
- Handles multiple criteria of differing scales and units within a single decision matrix.
- Assumes full compensation — a strong score on one criterion can offset a weak score on another.
Sources
- Sabokbar, H. F., Hosseini, A., Banaitis, A., Banaitiene, N. (2016). A novel sorting method TOPSIS-SORT: An application for Tehran environmental quality evaluation. E+M Ekonomie a Management DOI: 10.15240/tul/001/2016-2-006 ↗
How to cite this page
ScholarGate. (2026, June 2). TOPSIS-Sort — TOPSIS-based sorting of alternatives into ordered categories. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/topsis-sort
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