DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR BEST MINIMARKET BRANCH LOCATION SELECTION USING WEB-BASED SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING METHOD

Minimarkets are shops that sell daily necessities. This mini market is located on Jalan Station Kauman, Krikilan Hamlet, Dawungan Village, Masaran District, Sragen Regency, Central Java Province. In developing inter-company leaders, it is difficult to make decisions about the location of new branches, because there are many criteria such as: strategic location, distance and population to facilitate decision making. The purpose of this study is that researchers assist company leaders in choosing the best new minimarket branch locations using the SAW algorithm method. This method was chosen because it is able to carry out the process of ranking and weighting the best alternatives by applying many criteria. The technique used in this research is observation (observation), interview (interview), and literature study. In the design of this system is made with Context Diagram, HIPO, DAD, relations between tables and database design. This application is made using the PHP programming language and the database uses MySQL. The final result is a report on the best location data. System testing is done by testing the functionality and testing the validity of the obtained results are 100% valid.