MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING

aan Irmak make a new romantic movie for the next year. He and his crew want to pick
the right people to perform in his movie. They want this new movie be a hit and approved
by the audience. All their cast was defined except the leading actor. aan Irmak want
someone who can fit in the character as he imagined. Also he want to give the role to
someone who can attract the audience. They want to apply managerial decision making
techniques to find the best actor for the movie. The casting crew has five alternative actors
and they will be evaluated according to seven common attributes with different values for
each actor. Choosing process is not random; all the attributes will be taken in consideration
to reach the best result.
Alternatives: Bura Glsoy, Kenan mirzalolu ,Mehmet Gnsur, Engin Altan Dzyatan,
Burak zivit

Attributes: Cost of actor, Feasibility of the role, Gestures, Charisma, Appearance,

Popularity, Free schedule.
All the attributes that the characters have are benefit attributes except from the cost of
actor so we dont have non-monotic attributes. There are lots of attributes that can be
determined to choose with this particular selecting criteria, but Actors chooses only seven of
them because an excess in the number of attributes could complicate the choosing system
and it would increase the cost of each alternative.
The attributes are scaled in an interval scale. A unit of difference in each attribute refers
to same differentiation and there is no a specific zero point for each attribute, zero values are
only reference points. For example the difference between 1 valued and 2 valued
Charisma is the same as between 3 valued and 4 valued charisma attribute. Having zero
point in charisma does not mean the actor cannot even have any charisma. The main goal of
this decision process is to choose the best actor for this film.

Cost of actor: Payment for actors

Feasibility of the role: Situation of matching for the existing role.

Gestures: Form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication in which visible bodily

actions communicate particular messages
Charisma: Impression on people
Appearance: The way that someone looks
Popularity: Being known among people, having a big number of fans.
Free Schedule: Duration when actors is available or having time to play another films, TV series.

Attribute

Scale

Attribute
Type

AHP-PAIRWISE

Cost of
Actor
Cost of Actor

Cost of Actor

TL

Cost

Feasibility of

1-9

Benefit

the Role
Gestures

1-9

Benefit

Charisma

1-9

Benefit

Appearance

1-9

Benefit

Popularity

1-9

Benefit

Free Schedule

1-9

Benefit

COMPARISONS

Feasibilit
y of the

Free

Gestures

Charisma

Appearance

Popularity

1/3

1/5

1/5

1/2

Role

Schedule

Feasibility of

1/3

1/3

the Role
Gestures

1/2

1/3

1/5

1/4

1/6

1/5

Charisma

1/3

1/3

Appearance

1/5

1/5

1/2

Popularity

1/3

Free

1/5
5
Geometric

1/7
Weights

1/3

Cost of Actor

Mean
0,631385

0,07558

Feasibility of the

1,58382

1
0,18959

Role
Gestures

0,310425

4
0,03716

Charisma

1,787614

0,21398

Appearance

1,026388

9
0,12286

Popularity

2,225039

6
0,26635

Free Schedule

0,789078

2
0,09445

Schedule

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Sum

8,35375

1,00

EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES
Cost of Actor
Bura

Kenan

Mehmet

Engin Altan

Burak

Geometric

Weight

Glsoy

mirza

Gnsr

Dzyatan

zivit

Mean

0,5818107
6

0,0911
687

2,9136934
6

0,4565
707

1,5518455
7

0,2431
715

0,4122343
2

0,0645
964

0,9221079
1

0,1444
927

Weight

lolu
Bura

1/5

1/3

1/2

Glsoy
Kenan

lu
Mehmet

1/2

Gnsr
Engin

1/2

1/7

1/3

1/2

mirzalo

Altan
Dzyatan
Burak

1/3

1/2

zivit

Sum

6,38169202

Feasiblity of the Role

Bura

Kenan

Mehmet

Engin Altan

Burak

Geometric

Glsoy

mirza

Gnsr

Dzyatan

zivit

Mean

1,7187719
3

0,2679
301

1,0844717
7

0,1690
525

2,6867397
9

0,4188
214

lolu
Bura

1/2

Glsoy
Kenan

1/2

1/2

mirzalo
lu
Mehmet
Gnsr

Engin

1/3

1/2

1/5

Altan
Dzyatan
Burak

1/5

1/3

1/7

1/2

zivit

Sum

6,415

0,5818107
6

0,0906
953

0,343207

0,0535
007

Weight

Gestures
Bura

Kenan

Mehmet

Engin Altan

Burak

Geometric

Glsoy

mirzalo

Gnsr

Dzyatan

zivit

Mean

2,9136934
6

0,4443
311

0,5818107
6

0,0887
247

1,7187719
3

0,2621
085

0,1524
975

0,343207

0,0523
382

lu
Bura

Glsoy
Kenan

1/5

1/3

1/2

lu
Mehmet

1/2

Gnsr
Engin

1/3

1/2

mirzalo

Altan
Dzyatan
Burak

1/7

1/2

1/5

1/3

zivit

6,55748
315

Sum
Charisma
Bura

Kenan

Mehmet

Engin Altan

Burak

Geometric
Mean

Glsoy

mirzalolu

Gnsr

Dzyatan

zivit

Bura

1/7

1/5

1/3

1/2

Glsoy
Kenan

lu
Mehmet

1/2

Gnsr
Engin

1/3

1/2

mirzalo

Altan
Dzyatan

Weight

0,343207

0,0523
382

2,9136934
6

0,4443
311

1,7187719
3

0,2621
085

0,1524
975

Burak

1/5

1/3

1/2

zivit

6,5574831
5

Sum

0,5818107
6

0,0887
247

Weight

Appearance
Bura

Kenan

Mehmet

Engin Altan

Burak

Geometric

Glsoy

mirza

Gnsr

Dzyatan

zivit

Mean

lolu
Bura

1/2

1/3

Glsoy
Kenan

1/2

lu
Mehmet

Gnsr
Engin

1/2

1/3

1/5

mirzalo

Altan
Dzyatan
Burak

1/3

1/5

1/7

1/2

zivit

Popularity

Sum

6,5574831
5

0,1524
975

1,7187719
3

0,2621
085

2,9136934
6

0,4443
311

0,5818107
6

0,0887
247

0,343207

0,0523
382

Weight

Bura

Kenan

Mehmet

Engin Altan

Burak

Geometric

Glsoy

mirza

Gnsr

Dzyatan

zivit

Mean

0,5818107
6

0,0887
247

2,9136934
6

0,4443
311

1,7187719
3

0,2621
085

0,343207

0,0523
382

0,1524
975

lolu
Bura

1/5

1/3

1/2

Glsoy
Kenan

lu
Mehmet

1/2

Gnsr
Engin

1/2

1/7

1/5

1/3

mirzalo

Altan
Dzyatan
Burak
zivit

1/3

1/2

6,5574831
5

Sum

Free Schedule
Bura

Kenan

Mehmet

Engin Altan

Burak

Geometric

Weight

Glsoy

mirzalo

Gnsr

Dzyatan

zivit

Mean

0,581810
76

0,0887
247

0,343207

0,0523
382

2,913693
46

0,4443
311

0,1524
975

1,718771
93

0,2621
085

lu
Bura

1/5

1/2

1/3

Glsoy
Kenan

1/2

1/7

1/3

1/5

mirzalo
lu
Mehmet

Gnsr
Engin

1/3

1/2

Altan
Dzyatan
Burak

1/2

zivit

Sum

6,5574831
5

SCORES OF ALTERNATIVES AND AGGREGATION

Cost of

Feasibility

Actor

of the Role

Bura Glsoy

0,0911
687

Kenan
mirzalolu
Mehmet
Gnsr
Engin Altan
Dzyatan
Burak zivit

Weights

Free

Aggregation

Gestures

Charisma

Appearance

Popularity

0,26793
01

0,44433
11

0,05233
82

0,152497
5

0,08872
47

0,08872
47

0,136149
22

0,4565
707

0,16905
25

0,08872
47

0,44433
11

0,262108
5

0,44433
11

0,05233
82

0,320434
85

0,2431
715

0,41882
14

0,26210
85

0,26210
85

0,444331
1

0,26210
85

0,44433
11

0,329990
39

0,0645
964

0,09069
53

0,15249
75

0,15249
75

0,088724
7

0,05233
82

0,15249
75

0,099623
38

0,1444
927

0,05350
07

0,05233
82

0,08872
47

0,052338
2

0,15249
75

0,26210
85

0,113802
16

0,189594

0,03716

0,075581

0,213989

0,122866

0,266352

Schedule

0,094458

Mehmet Gnsr>Kenan mirzalolu>Bura Glsoy>Burak zivit>Engin Altan

Dzyatan

CONSISTENCY INDEX AND RATIO

Cost of Actor
Feasibility of
the Role
Gestures
Charisma
Appearance
Popularity
Free Schedule

Weight
0,07558
1
0,18959
4
0,03716
0,21398
9
0,12286
6
0,26635
2
0,09445
8

Cost of
Actor
1

Feasibility of
the Role
1/3

Gesture Charism Appearanc Popularit Free

s
a
e
y
Schedule
2
1/5
1/5
3
1/2

3
1/2
5
5
1/3
2

1
1/3
3
1/5
3
1/5

3
1
5
4
6
5

Product of
matrix
1,126755
1,77455066
7
0,2749464

n
14,90791336
9,359740639
7,398988159

2,137421333 9,988463581
1,4297962
11,6370371
2,62295866
7
9,847715304
0,83442465
7
8,833816693

max=

10,28195355

CI=
CR=

0,546992258
0,414388074

Discussion and Results

1/3
1/5
1
3
3
1/7

5
1/4
1/3
1
5
2

1/3
1/6
1/3
1/5
1
1/3

5
1/5
7
1/2
3
1

Our decision making problem that is choosing the leading actor for aan Irmaks new movie has
five alternatives and we evaluated these alternatives according to seven attributes. According to the
weights that we specified, Mehmet Gnsr is the best alternative to choose for the movie. When we
compare weights, he is more preferable one than others. He has the second high score at cost but
especially feasibility of role and appearance and also free schedule make him the most preferable
alternative. However the consistency index of this problem is higher than 0.1. It shows that our
pairwise comparison values that we determine by rating each of them is not convenient. So using
AHP for decision making does not give us an accurate result for this problem.

TOPSIS Methodology
Cost of

Feasibilit

Gesture

Charism

Appearanc

Popularit

Free

Actor

y of the

Schedul

Role
0,189594

Weights

0,07558

0,03716

0,213989

Bura

1
30000

Glsoy
Kenan

65000

u
Mehmet

30000

Gnsr
Engin

60000

8000

0,122866

0,266352

0,09445

8
3

mirzalol

Altan
Dzyatan
Burak
zivit

Cost of

Feasibi

Gesture

Charism

Appearanc

Popularit

Free

Actor

lity of

Schedul

the

Role
Sum of
squares
Bura

900000000

25

Glsoy
Kenan

422500000

16

16

25

16

25

mirzalolu
Mehmet

0
900000000

25

25

25

25

16

25

Gnsr
Engin Altan

360000000

16

Dzyatan
Burak

0
64000000

16

zivit
Sum of

968900000

63

84

84

58

58

63

square
Sqrt of sos.

0
98432,72

7,94

9,17

9,17

7,62

7,62

7,94

Cost of

Feasibility Gestures Charisma Appearance Popularity Free

Actor

of the

Weights

0,0755

Role
0,189594

0,03716

0,213989

0,122866

0,266352

0,094458

Bura Glsoy

81
0,305

0,378

0,545

0,327

0,394

0,262

0,378

0,02303

0,0716

0,02025

0,06997

0,04841

0,06978

0,035705

0,660

0,504

0,436

0,545

0,525

0,656

0,25

0,0498

0,0956

0,01620

0,116624

0,025415

0,1747256

0,023615

0,305

0,63

0,545

0,545

0,656

0,525

0,63

0,0231

0,1194

0,02025

0,116624

0,01092

0,139835

0,05951

0,61

0,25

0,327

0,436

0,262

0,262

0,378

0,046

0,0474

0,01215

0,093299

0,002861

0,06978

0,035705

0,0813

0,378

0,327

0,327

0,262

0,394

0,504

0,0061

0,0716

0,01215

0,06997

0,002861

0,10494

0,040761

Kenan
mirzalolu
Mehmet
Gnsr
Engin Altan
Dzyatan
Burak
zivit

Schedule

Pos. ideal

0,0061

0,1194

0,02025

0,116624

0,04841

0,1747256

0,05951

Neg ideal

0,0498

0,0474

0,01215

0,06997

0,002861

0, 06978

0,023615

TOPSIS DECISION
S*

S-

C*

Rank

Bura Glsoy

0,127782

0,059906

0,319178

Kenan mirzalolu

0,065648

0,1266432

0,6586011

Mehmet Gnsr

0,0539616

0,120001

0,68981

Engin Altan Dzyatan

0,1450539

0,026549

0,1547118

Burak zivit

0,10873505

0,063447

0,368487

Mehmet Gnsr>Kenan mirzalolu> Burak zivit > Bura Glsoy >Engin Altan
Dzyatan