Dear Resaercher,

Thanks for using this tempelate in your research work.

This will help in learning and implemention of Fuzzy AHP.

Please refer to following article for more understaning and citation.

Ahmad, N., & Qahmash, A. (2020). Implementing Fuzzy AHP and FUCOM to evaluate critical success factors for sustained acad
and ABET accreditation. PloS one, 15(9), e0239140.

DIO
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239140

Feel free to contact me or any assistance.

Regards,
Dr. Naim Ahmad
[email protected]
King Khalid University
 Quality Culture and Excellence
Program Design and Execution

Institutional Infrastructure and Support

Program Design and Execution 1 2 1
Quality Culture and Excellence 1/2 1 1/2
Institutional Infrastructure and Support 1 2 1
Program Design and Execution 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Quality Culture and Excellence 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1 1/3 1/2 1
Institutional Infrastructure and Support 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Program Vision, Mission and Objectives

Continuous Quality Improvement

Student Learning Management
Student Management

Curriculum Design

Student Management 1 1/3 1 1/4 1/4

Program Vision, Mission and Objectives 3 1 1/2 1/4 1/3
Student Learning Management 1 2 1 1/3 2
Curriculum Design 4 4 3 1 1
Continuous Quality Improvement 4 3 1/2 1 1

Student Management 1 1 1 1/4 1/3 1/2 1 1 1

Program Vision, Mission and Objectives 2 3 4 1 1 1 1/3 1/2 1
Student Learning Management 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Curriculum Design 3 4 5 3 4 5 2 3 4
Continuous Quality Improvement 3 4 5 2 3 4 1/3 1/2 1
 Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing Culture

Academic and Research Excellence

Quality Steering Team and Leader

Quality Steering Team and Leader 1 5 3

Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing1/5 1 1/2
Academic and Research Excellence 1/3 2 1
Quality Steering Team and Leader 1 1 1 4 5 6 2 3 4
Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing1/6 1/5 1/4 1 1 1 1/3 1/2 1
Academic and Research Excellence 1/4 1/3 1/2 1 2 3 1 1 1
Institutional Quality Compliance
Top Management Support

State of the Art Facilities

Top Management Support 1 3 3

Institutional Quality Compliance 1/3 1 1
State of the Art Facilities 1/3 1 1
Top Management Support 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 4
Institutional Quality Compliance 1/4 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1 1 1
State of the Art Facilities 1/4 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1 1 1
 1/5 1/4 1/3 1/5 1/4 1/3
1/5 1/4 1/3 1/4 1/3 1/2
1/4 1/3 1/2 1 2 3
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
 Quality Culture and Excellence
Program Design and Execution

Institutional Infrastructure and Support

Program Design and Execution 1 2 1
Quality Culture and Excellence 1/2 1 1/2
Institutional Infrastructure and Support 1 2 1
Program Design and Execution 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Quality Culture and Excellence 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1 1/3 1/2 1
Institutional Infrastructure and Support 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Program Vision, Mission and Objectives

Continuous Quality Improvement

Student Learning Management
Student Management

Curriculum Design

Student Management 1 1/2 1/3 1/5 1/4

Program Vision, Mission and Objectives 2 1 2 1/4 1/3
Student Learning Management 3 1/2 1 1/3 1/2
Curriculum Design 5 4 3 1 2
Continuous Quality Improvement 4 3 2 1/2 1

Student Management 1 1 1 1/3 1/2 1 1/4 1/3 1/2

Program Vision, Mission and Objectives 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3
Student Learning Management 2 3 4 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1
Curriculum Design 4 5 6 3 4 5 2 3 4
Continuous Quality Improvement 3 4 5 2 3 4 1 2 3
 Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing Culture

Academic and Research Excellence

Quality Steering Team and Leader

Quality Steering Team and Leader 1 5 3

Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing1/5 1 1/3
Academic and Research Excellence 1/3 3 1
Quality Steering Team and Leader 1 1 1 4 5 6 2 3 4
Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing1/6 1/5 1/4 1 1 1 1/4 1/3 1/2
Academic and Research Excellence 1/4 1/3 1/2 2 3 4 1 1 1
Institutional Quality Compliance
Top Management Support

State of the Art Facilities

Top Management Support 1 3 5

Institutional Quality Compliance 1/3 1 2
State of the Art Facilities 1/5 1/2 1
Top Management Support 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6
Institutional Quality Compliance 1/4 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1 2 3
State of the Art Facilities 1/6 1/5 1/4 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1
 1/6 1/5 1/4 1/5 1/4 1/3
1/5 1/4 1/3 1/4 1/3 1/2
1/4 1/3 1/2 1/3 1/2 1
1 1 1 1 2 3
1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1
 Quality Culture and Excellence
Program Design and Execution

Institutional Infrastructure and Support

Program Design and Execution 1 2 1
Quality Culture and Excellence 1/2 1 1
Institutional Infrastructure and Support 1 1 1
Program Design and Execution 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Quality Culture and Excellence 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Institutional Infrastructure and Support 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Program Vision, Mission and Objectives

Continuous Quality Improvement

Student Learning Management
Student Management

Curriculum Design

Student Management 1 1/2 1/3 1/5 1/4

Program Vision, Mission and Objectives 2 1 1/2 1/4 1/3
Student Learning Management 3 2 1 1/3 1/2
Curriculum Design 5 4 3 1 2
Continuous Quality Improvement 4 3 2 1/2 1

Student Management 1 1 1 1/3 1/2 1 1/4 1/3 1/2

Program Vision, Mission and Objectives 1 2 3 1 1 1 1/3 1/2 1
Student Learning Management 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 1 1
Curriculum Design 4 5 6 3 4 5 2 3 4
Continuous Quality Improvement 3 4 5 2 3 4 1 2 3
 Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing Culture

Academic and Research Excellence

Quality Steering Team and Leader

Quality Steering Team and Leader 1 5 3

Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing1/5 1 1/4
Academic and Research Excellence 1/3 4 1
Quality Steering Team and Leader 1 1 1 4 5 6 2 3 4
Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing1/6 1/5 1/4 1 1 1 1/5 1/4 1/3
Academic and Research Excellence 1/4 1/3 1/2 3 4 5 1 1 1
Institutional Quality Compliance
Top Management Support

State of the Art Facilities

Top Management Support 1 3 3

Institutional Quality Compliance 1/3 1 1
State of the Art Facilities 1/3 1 1
Top Management Support 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 4
Institutional Quality Compliance 1/4 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1 1 1
State of the Art Facilities 1/4 1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1 1 1
 1/6 1/5 1/4 1/5 1/4 1/3
1/5 1/4 1/3 1/4 1/3 1/2
1/4 1/3 1/2 1/3 1/2 1
1 1 1 1 2 3
1/3 1/2 1 1 1 1
 Quality Culture and Excellence
Program Design and Execution

Institutional Infrastructure and Support

column Nomalization
Program Design and Execution 1.00 2.00 1.00 0.3913 0.43
Quality Culture and Excellence 0.56 1.00 0.70 0.21739 0.21
Institutional Infrastructure and Support 1.00 1.67 1.00 0.3913 0.36
Crisp (A)

Program Design and Execution 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00

Quality Culture and Excellence 0.33 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00
Institutional Infrastructure and Support 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.67
Fuzzy (A)
Program Vision, Mission and Objectives

Continuous Quality Improvement

Student Learning Management
Student Management

Curriculum Design

Student Management 1.00 0.49 0.56 0.22 0.26

Program Vision, Mission and Objectives 2.33 1.00 1.04 0.26 0.35
Student Learning Management 2.33 1.52 1.00 0.35 1.04
Curriculum Design 4.67 4.00 3.00 1.00 1.67
Continuous Quality Improvement 4.00 3.00 1.52 0.70 1.00
Crisp (A)

Student Management 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.31 0.44

Program Vision, Mission and Objectives 1.33 2.33 3.33 1.00 1.00
Student Learning Management 1.67 2.33 3.00 0.78 1.50
Curriculum Design 3.67 4.67 5.67 3.00 4.00
Continuous Quality Improvement 3.00 4.00 5.00 2.00 3.00
Fuzzy (A)

Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing Culture

Academic and Research Excellence

Quality Steering Team and Leader

column Nomalization

Quality Steering Team and Leader 1.00 5.00 3.00 0.64516 0.56
Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing Culture 0.20 1.00 0.39 0.13082 0.11
Academic and Research Excellence 0.35 3.00 1.00 0.22401 0.33
Crisp (A)
Quality Steering Team and Leader 1.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 5.00
Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing Culture 0.17 0.20 0.25 1.00 1.00
Academic and Research Excellence 0.25 0.33 0.50 2.00 3.00
Fuzzy (A)

Institutional Quality Compliance

Top Management Support

State of the Art Facilities

column Nomalization
Top Management Support 1.00 3.00 3.67 0.60742 0.62
Institutional Quality Compliance 0.35 1.00 1.33 0.21091 0.21
State of the Art Facilities 0.30 0.85 1.00 0.18166 0.18
Crisp (A)

Top Management Support 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 3.00

Institutional Quality Compliance 0.25 0.33 0.50 1.00 1.00
State of the Art Facilities 0.22 0.29 0.42 0.78 0.83
Fuzzy (A)
 weighted sum criteria X=AW
priority vector (W)

AW= λ W
0.36986 0.39658 1.23065 3.103161
0.26027 0.23065 0.71329 3.092525
0.36986 0.37277 1.15377 3.095117
Lembda
max 3.096934
CI 0.048467
CR 0.083564

ri (Fuzzy
GM wi (fuzzy Defuzzy Normali
matrix ) weights) wi (CoA) zed wi
3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1 1.25992 1.44225 0.26535 0.40139 0.56119 0.40931 0.39002
1.00 0.56 0.67 1.00 0.569992 0.69336 1 0.151248 0.22089 0.38911 0.25375 0.24179
2.33 1.00 1.00 1.00 1 1.18563 1.32635 0.26535 0.37772 0.51609 0.38639 0.36818
r inverse 0.26535 0.31858 0.38911 1.04945 1
weighted sum criteria X=AW
column Nomalization

priority vector (W)

AW= λ W

0.06977 0.04859 0.07932 0.087211 0.059342 0.06885 0.37 5.40302

0.16279 0.09995 0.14564 0.101136 0.080628 0.11803 0.64 5.427321
0.16279 0.15178 0.14044 0.137413 0.240808 0.16665 0.91 5.465095
0.32558 0.39981 0.42133 0.395749 0.387014 0.3859 2.11 5.476958
0.27907 0.29986 0.21326 0.27849 0.232208 0.26058 1.41 5.428958
Lembda
max 5.44027
CI 0.110068
CR 0.098275

ri (Fuzzy
GM
matrix )
0.83 0.50 0.56 0.67 0.18 0.22 0.28 0.20 0.25 0.33 0.35237 0.42194
1.00 0.56 1.00 1.67 0.20 0.25 0.33 0.25 0.33 0.50 0.51728 0.72071
2.33 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.25 0.33 0.50 0.56 1.00 1.67 0.7097 1.03131
5.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.67 2.33 1.8556 2.47746
4.00 0.78 1.50 2.33 0.56 0.67 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20989 1.64375
r inverse 0.12243 0.15885
weighted sum criteria X=AW
priority vector (W)

AW= λ W

0.68398 0.62823 1.96351 3.125464

0.08803 0.10999 0.33846 3.077192
0.22799 0.26178 0.80988 3.093749
Lembda 3.098802
CI 0.049401
CR 0.085174
 ri (Fuzzy
GM wi (fuzzy Defuzzy Normali
matrix ) weights) wi (CoA) zed wi
6.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 2 2.46621 2.8845 0.427441 0.63519 0.91704 0.65989 0.62652
1.00 0.26 0.36 0.61 0.351742 0.41644 0.53459 0.075175 0.10726 0.16996 0.11746 0.11152
4.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.793701 1 1.25992 0.16963 0.25756 0.40055 0.27591 0.26196
weighted sum criteria X=AW r inverse 0.21372 0.25756 0.31792 1.05327 1
priority vector (W)

AW= λ W

0.61111 0.61229 1.89185 3.089822

0.22222 0.21308 0.65853 3.090506
0.16667 0.17463 0.53927 3.087966
Lembda 3.089432
CI 0.044716
CR 0.077096

ri (Fuzzy
GM wi (fuzzy Defuzzy Normali
matrix ) weights) wi (CoA) zed wi
4.00 2.67 3.67 4.67 1.747161 2.22398 2.6527 0.402512 0.6162 0.90408 0.64093 0.60938
1.00 1.00 1.33 1.67 0.629961 0.76314 0.94104 0.145131 0.21144 0.32072 0.22576 0.21465
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.557033 0.62209 0.7469 0.12833 0.17236 0.25455 0.18508 0.17597
r inverse 0.230381 0.27707 0.34081 1.05177 1
 wi
(fuzzy Defuzzy Normali
weights) wi (CoA) zed wi
0.55241 0.04314 0.06703 0.11893 0.07637 0.06886 sum of highlighted weights are distributed to other 3 factors
0.98473 0.06333 0.11449 0.212 0.12994 0.11716
1.42293 0.08689 0.16383 0.30635 0.18569 0.16743
3.05117 0.22718 0.39355 0.6569 0.42587 0.384
2.15676 0.14813 0.26111 0.46433 0.29119 0.26256
0.21529 1.10906 1
stributed to other 3 factors
Categoies CW
Program Design and Execution 0.39002

Quality Culture and Excellence 0.24179

Institutional Infrastructure and Support 0.36818

Chart Title
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9
8
7
6
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4
3
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Exp1 Exp2 Exp3 Exp4 Exp5 Exp6 Exp7

SLM CD CQI QSTL DOKSC ARE TMS IQC SAF

 CSFs LW GW Rank
Student Learning Management 0.22943 0.08948 5
Curriculum Design 0.446 0.17395 2
Continuous Quality Improvement 0.32456 0.12659 4
Quality Steering Team and Leader 0.62652 0.15149 3
Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing Culture 0.11152 0.02697 9
Academic and Research Excellence 0.26196 0.06334 8
Top Management Support 0.60938 0.22436 1
Institutional Quality Compliance 0.21465 0.07903 6
State of the Art Facilities 0.17597 0.06479 7

Chart Title

Exp3 Exp4 Exp5 Exp6 Exp7

CQI QSTL DOKSC ARE TMS IQC SAF

Varing the dimensions' weights 0.39 0.383 0.376 0.369 0.362 0.355
It is varied between between its value to 0.33 0.2418 0.254 0.268 0.282 0.296 0.31
while maintaining the order 0.3682 0.363 0.356 0.349 0.342 0.335
Exp1 Exp2 Exp3 Exp4 Exp5 Exp6
Student Learning Management 0.0895 0.0879 0.0863 0.0847 0.0831 0.0814
Curriculum Design 0.174 0.1708 0.1677 0.1646 0.1615 0.1583
Continuous Quality Improvement 0.1266 0.1243 0.122 0.1198 0.1175 0.1152
Quality Steering Team and Leader 0.1515 0.1591 0.1679 0.1767 0.1854 0.1942
Document Orientation and Knowledge Sharing Culture 0.027 0.0283 0.0299 0.0314 0.033 0.0346
Academic and Research Excellence 0.0633 0.0665 0.0702 0.0739 0.0775 0.0812
Top Management Support 0.2244 0.2212 0.2169 0.2127 0.2084 0.2041
Institutional Quality Compliance 0.079 0.0779 0.0764 0.0749 0.0734 0.0719
State of the Art Facilities 0.0648 0.0639 0.0626 0.0614 0.0602 0.059

Exp1 Exp2 Exp3 Exp4 Exp5 Exp6

SLM 5 5 5 5 5 5
CD 2 2 3 3 3 3
CQI 4 4 4 4 4 4
QSTL 3 3 2 2 2 2
DOKSC 9 9 9 9 9 9
ARE 8 7 7 7 6 6
TMS 1 1 1 1 1 1
IQC 6 6 6 6 7 7
SAF 7 8 8 8 8 8
 0.348
0.324
0.328
Exp7
0.0798
0.1552
0.1129
0.203
0.0361
0.0849
0.1999
0.0704
0.0577

Exp7 Variation Exp2 Exp3 Exp4 Exp5 Exp6 Exp7

6 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1
3 1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 3 1 1 1 2 2 3
2 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1
7 1 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1
8 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
sum of sq 2 4 4 8 8 18
Spearman’s
coefficient of
correlation 0.983 0.967 0.967 0.933 0.933 0.85 0.939
Average
Fuzzy Tringular Numbers
1/9 1/9 1/9 1/9
1/8 1/9 1/8 1/7 Random index
1/7 1/8 1/7 1/6 n 3 4 5 6
1/6 1/7 1/6 1/5 RI(n) 0.58 0.9 1.12 1.24
1/5 1/6 1/5 1/4
1/4 1/5 1/4 1/3
1/3 1/4 1/3 1/2
1/2 1/3 1/2 1
1 1 1 1
2 1 2 3
3 2 3 4
4 3 4 5
5 4 5 6
6 5 6 7
7 6 7 8
8 7 8 9
9 9 9 9
 7 8 9
1.32 1.41 1.45