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In the present work, an investigation has been made to study the effect of cutting parameters (speed, feed and depth of cut) on the multi-responses, Material Removal Rate (MRR) and Surface Roughness (Ra). The experiments were done on a conventional lathe using a tungsten carbide tool under dry environment. Twenty seven alternative combinations of speed, feed and depth of cut were considered (as per Taguchi’s standard L27 Orthogonal Array) for the machining of medium carbon steel EN8. For the optimization of multi-responses, the Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) method, TOPSIS has been employed. Main effect plot for the Signal-to-Noise (S/N) ratios of the relative closeness coefficient (Ci+) was drawn using the MINITAB-16 software. From the TOPSIS and the main effect plot drawn for the relative closeness coefficient (Ci+), the optimal combination of the multi-responses were found at 27th alternative i.e. speed at 760 rpm, feed at 0.3 mm/rev and depth of cut at 1.5 mm respectively. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been done to know the influence of cutting parameters on the multi-responses. From the ANOVA results of the relative closeness coefficient (Ci+), it is found that the feed has high influence (F =41.08) followed by the depth of cut (F =25.78) and speed (F = 22.55).