An experimental study on the selection of biodiesel-diesel fuel: The perspective of social responsibilities of organisations

VI ABSTRACT The factor of granting social benefits is begun to be assessed in the main frame in the current organisations, besides geting profits and surviving goals. Organisations establishing and functioning become compulsory for the maintainable development through the social benefit statement. The product alternatives should be figured out which are contrubution to directly the healing of environment, by the view of profitness and produced materials, regarding with the social responsibilities of organisations. For this reason, biodiesel which is an environment-sensitive alternative energy source, and petrolium orgined diesel are compared and the advantages and disadventages are assessed by implementing the decision analysis. Biodiesel and diesel are compared in terms of eight main and twentynine sub- criteria by using the Process of Analitic Hierarchy(PAH) and Expert Chouce software. In the light of the cof the comparing results, 57.5% biodiesel and 42.5% diesel prefering rates are found, through the eight main criteria and twentynine sub-criteria. In the sensitivity analysis, how possible changes in the preferation weight will effect the 15% final differencies are assessed, 1.9% change is seen in the decision making percentage for the non benefit of diesel. Therefore, it is accepted that biodiesel is 15% more preferable investing product over diesel. The usage of biodiesel in production will provide organizations such benefits as the minimization of operating and production costs, increase job opportunities, meeting expectations of shareholders, and minirnazing the harm to the ecologic environment, which will help them to meet their social responsibilities. VI