Decision Support System for Determining Recipients of Fishing Boat Assistance using the Topsis Method

Abstract

East Flores Regency is one of the regions in Indonesia that has great potential in the marine and fisheries sector. With most of its people relying on fishing activities, the provision of fishing boat assistance is one of the local government's priority programs to improve the welfare of coastal communities. The purpose of this research is to design and develop a Decision Support System (SPK) that can help the Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Office in determining prospective recipients of fishing boat assistance objectively and on target. The method used in this research is Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), which is able to process multicriteria data such as income, age, number of dependents, and boat condition. This method was chosen for its superiority in ranking alternatives based on their proximity to positive and negative ideal solutions. The results show that the developed system is able to generate a ranking of beneficiaries based on the level of eligibility, thus accelerating the decision-making process and increasing transparency and accuracy in the selection of beneficiaries. The implementation of this system is expected to not only support operational efficiency, but also contribute to improving the welfare of traditional fishermen in the region.