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Evaluation of Ergonomic Safety Performance in Apparel Manufacturing Systems: An Integrated Decision Model Based on Fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS

Konfeksiyon Üretim Sistemlerinde Ergonomik Güvenlik Performansının Değerlendirilmesi: Bulanık AHP-TOPSİS Tabanlı Entegre Karar modeli

Selçuk Aslan(KAFKAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-2430-1882
Murat Kodaloğlu(ISPARTA UYGULAMALI BİLİMLER ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6644-8068
Feyza Akarslan Kodaloğlu(SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-7855-8616
Pages
11–19
Publication Date
2026-07-30
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The Fuzzy AHP results indicate that, the most decisive criterion affecting ergonomic safety performance was identified as work posture, with a weight of 40%.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Despite the high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the apparel industry, no integrated fuzzy decision-support framework has been developed to simultaneously evaluate the interacting effects of postural, workstation, repetitive motion, and environmental factors on ergonomic safety performance.
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Key Findings & Data:This study aims to identify and evaluate the ergonomic safety performance factors that directly affect worker health in labor-intensive garment manufacturing processes and to analyze the importance levels of these factors.
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Conclusion & Impact:The Fuzzy AHP results indicate that, the most decisive criterion affecting ergonomic safety performance was identified as work posture, with a weight of 40%.
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⚙️Variables:Ergonomi · Konfeksiyon Üretimi · Bulanık AHP

Abstract

Despite the high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the apparel industry, no integrated fuzzy decision-support framework has been developed to simultaneously evaluate the interacting effects of postural, workstation, repetitive motion, and environmental factors on ergonomic safety performance. This study aims to identify and evaluate the ergonomic safety performance factors that directly affect worker health in labor-intensive garment manufacturing processes and to analyze the importance levels of these factors. Within the scope of the research, work posture, workstation design, repetitive motion levels, and work environment parameters were examined using the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy AHP) and Fuzzy TOPSIS methods to manage uncertainties in the decision-making process. The Fuzzy AHP results indicate that, the most decisive criterion affecting ergonomic safety performance was identified as work posture, with a weight of 40%. This primary factor is followed, in order, by workstation design (30%), repetitive movements (20%), and the work environment (10%). On a performance scale ranging from 3.5 to 8.5 points, the highest safety value (8.5) can only be achieved under optimized conditions where ideal posture and minimal repetitive movements are combined. The analyses further revealed that is that when workstation design quality falls below 5 points, overall performance cannot exceed the 7-point threshold no matter how much the work posture is improved. In conclusion, the research indicates that, in the apparel industry, the priority for improvements to establish safe working conditions should be given to improvements in physical ergonomics (posture and design). The developed integrated fuzzy model enables the assessment of risks and working conditions in production systems.

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Bu çalışma, yoğun emek gerektiren konfeksiyon üretim süreçlerinde çalışan sağlığını doğrudan etkileyen ergonomik güvenlik performansı faktörlerini belirlemeyi ve bu faktörlerin önem düzeylerini analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında; çalışma duruşu, iş istasyonu tasarımı, tekrarlı hareket seviyesi ve çalışma ortamı parametreleri, karar verme sürecindeki belirsizlikleri yönetmek amacıyla Bulanık Analitik Hiyerarşi Prosesi (Bulanık AHP) ve Bulanık TOPSIS yöntemleri kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Bulanık AHP sonuçlarına göre, ergonomik güvenlik performansı üzerinde en belirleyici kriter %40 ağırlıkla çalışma duruşu olarak saptanmıştır. Bu temel faktörü sırasıyla iş istasyonu tasarımı (%30), tekrarlı hareketler (%20) ve çalışma ortamı (%10) takip etmektedir. 3.5 ile 8.5 puan arasında değişen performans skalasında, en yüksek güvenlik değerine (8.5) ancak ideal duruş ve minimum tekrarlı hareketin birleştiği optimize edilmiş koşullarda ulaşılabilmektedir. Analizlerin ortaya koyduğu en kritik etkileşim bulgusu ise, iş istasyonu tasarım kalitesi 5 puanın altına düştüğünde, çalışma duruşu ne kadar iyileştirilirse iyileştirilsin genel performansın 7 puan barajını aşamadığıdır. Sonuç olarak araştırma, konfeksiyon sektöründe güvenli çalışma koşullarının tesisi için iyileştirme önceliğinin fiziksel ergonomiye (postür ve tasarım) verilmesi gerektiğini bilimsel verilerle kanıtlamaktadır. Geliştirilen entegre bulanık model, üretim sistemlerinde risklerin değerlendirilmesi ve çalışma ortamlarının iyileştirilmesinde yöneticiler için etkili bir karar destek mekanizması sunmaktadır.

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Aslan, S., Kodaloğlu, M., Kodaloğlu, F. A. (2026). Evaluation of Ergonomic Safety Performance in Apparel Manufacturing Systems: An Integrated Decision Model Based on Fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS. Kafkas Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1, 11–19. https://doi.org/10.58688/kujs.1977213

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