Sport Management Studies

The Optimizing the Practical Physical Education Test Process Using Simulation and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods (Case Study: University of Isfahan)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Ahmad Ali Asefi 1
Majid Esmaelian 2
Azam Sadat Khalili 3
Seyed Sadegh Alame 4

1 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Industrial Management, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

3 Ph.D. Student in Industrial Management, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

4 M.A. Student of Industrial Management, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22089/smrj.2019.5718.2146
Abstract
One of the most important events in the field of sport sciences is the practical physical education test. The significance of this test is due to the sensitivity of choosing the right people to enter this field and leaving expert and competent people in the end. Therefore, in this regard implementing an optimized test that has the maximum efficiency and effectiveness is very important and necessary. In this regard, the purpose of this research was to optimize the practical physical education test process using simulation and multi-criteria decision-making methods. The test was designed using the ARENA simulation model in order to select the appropriate method of test implementation, in addition, to determine the optimal number of necessary resources. For this purpose, eight different scenarios were first designed and then modeling in the ARENA software. In the design of scenarios, the process of entering volunteers, the process of setup the physical and medical status assessment station and the number of stations in the section of ​​physical fitness was considered. Multi-criteria decision-making methods were used to select the best scenario, taking into account the appropriate criteria (volunteer waiting time, execution time process, average utilization of resources, and total cost of resources). In this method, first, determine the weight of the criteria with the CRITIC method and then the best scenario was selected using the PROMETHEE method. The results showed that scenario 6 is the best scenario and scenario 3 is the worst scenario. The optimization of the physical education test process will help the organizers to resolve some of the problems in this field and thus improve the results of the test, especially in the implementation section.

Keywords

Practical Physical Education Test
Scenario Design
Simulation
Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods

Main Subjects

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 11, Issue 55
August & Septamber 2019
July and August 2019
Pages 163-188

  • Receive Date 05 May 2018
  • Revise Date 26 November 2018
  • Accept Date 31 December 2018

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