Understanding Applications and Best Practices of DEMATEL: A Method for Prioritizing Key Factors in Multi-Criteria Decision-Making

Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method is a powerful tool for understanding visualizing the causal relationships among factors in complex decision-making problems. The uses diagrams matrixes to map out interdependencies factors, allowing decision-makers identify key drivers potential solutions problem. DEMATEL has wide range of application areas, including supply chain management, environmental planning, healthcare, finance, engineering, others. valuable who need understand order make informed decisions. provides structured approach analyzing prioritizing identifying This paper describes main features this method, its areas as well process steps method.