Iranian Scientific Association of Wood and Paper Industries Iranian Journal of Wood and Paper Industries 2008-9066 4 2 2013 11 01 Determination of Effective Criteria on site selection for Solar Wood Drying Units in Iran Determination of Effective Criteria on site selection for Solar Wood Drying Units in Iran 101 110 11207 FA Majid Azizi 0000-0001-5215-1298 Alireza Dehghan Nemat Mohebbi Journal Article 2012 03 13 <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Identification and priority of the effective criteria in decision making of selecting most suitable location for establishing solar wood drying unitsin Iran was objective of this study. For this purpose, after preliminary investigation and interviews, 42</span> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">effective criteria and sub-criteria were identified</span> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">and then divided into five major groups. The hierarchy of these criteria was designed and then priority rates of these criteria were determined using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The results showed that among effective criteria, the five criteria, namely, average temperature, granted facilities, market capacity, labor force availability and price of raw material, have the highest </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">priorities</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">, respectively</span>. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Identification and priority of the effective criteria in decision making of selecting most suitable location for establishing solar wood drying unitsin Iran was objective of this study. For this purpose, after preliminary investigation and interviews, 42</span> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">effective criteria and sub-criteria were identified</span> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">and then divided into five major groups. The hierarchy of these criteria was designed and then priority rates of these criteria were determined using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The results showed that among effective criteria, the five criteria, namely, average temperature, granted facilities, market capacity, labor force availability and price of raw material, have the highest </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">priorities</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">, respectively</span>. https://www.ijwp.ir/article_11207_5781a2637b476d781eb3134581b32044.pdf