Ranking running shoes by using Fuzzy TOPSIS

Running is a popular physical activity that offers numerous health benefits and is enjoyed by all ages of people and fitness. However, choosing proper and suitable running shoes is crucial and not easy because there are many criteria that need to be considered and human' s feelings and perception is ambiguous. This research aims to rank or select running shoes based on several criteria that need to be considered. The criteria considered in this study were six criteria namely stability, durability, comfort, motion control, flexibility, and design. Other than that, this study also aims to compare fuzzy multicriteria decision making ranking with runner's original ranking. This study presented a fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) method which is fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and an experienced runner has been chosen as a decision maker in this study. Based on the results of this study, Zoomfly is the best running shoes compared to 3 others which are Phantom, Aerobounce, and Ultraboost that are top one in the ranking according to the decision maker. The result of this study also showed the similarity in fuzzy TOPSIS running shoes ranking with runner's original running shoes ranking. This study proved that Fuzzy TOPSIS is a good method for ranking alternatives hence can help runners to make a better decision and compare which brand are preferable in running shoes.