Determination and Evaluation of Effective Indexes in Optimum Site Selection of Flotting Paper Factory from Agriculture Residuals of Golestan Province (IRAN)

Flotting paper is applied for carton as intermediate product. The amount of carton consumption is a function of many different goods production. since the goods is needed to packaging، the amount of carton consuming is increasing generally. the huge potential of consumption of this product and the lack of applied studies increase the importance of determination of effective criteria for selection of optimum location for the factory. So، 31 indexes has been determined through of library references، interview with experts and industry owners. The importance level of these criteria and sub-branches are determined with AHP and Group Decision Making. Its concluded that supply of raw materials and products and economical criteria have the highest weight value. So the branch criteria such as cost of residuals supply، sources and the supply amount of residuals have the highest preferences for selection of suitable site for flotting paper factory of agriculture residuals with weight value as 0. 094، 0. 085، 0. 069، 0. 066.