alternative is entered [29].

Fuzzy TOPSIS Technique

The advantage of using a fuzzy approach is to assign the
relative importance of attributes using fuzzy numbers instead
of exact numbers [30, 31]. This technique is mainly suitable
for solving the group decision-making problem under fuzzy
circumstances. The fuzzy TOPSIS technique has the following
steps [25]: identify assessment criteria, select appropriate
linguistic variables and linguistic score for alternatives
according to criteria weight, aggregate criteria weight,
construct fuzzy decision matrix and normalized decision
matrix, construct weighted normalized fuzzy matrix, form
fuzzy positive ideal and fuzzy negative ideal solutions, and
calculate the distance of each alternative to fuzzy positive ideal
set and fuzzy negative ideal solution set using vertex method.
Fuzzy TOPSIS method is used in different fields in the
literature. Ghosh [32] applied fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS to
evaluate faculty performance in engineering education. The
first ten students response view of a specific department have
been considered to appraise four teachers performances based
on the following criteria: method of teaching, subject
knowledge, accessibility, communication skill, power of
explanation, discipline and behavior and attitude. The
proposed model produced the ranking of the four faculty
members for appraising their performances.