Quantitative decision-making model to analyze the post-disaster consumer behavior

Mechanism for selecting the appropriate decision-making model for Temporary Post-Disaster Housing

Background and objective: Disaster, natural or else, are phenomena that occur suddenly and unknowingly, and therefore in most cases, it is difficult to deal with them in a principled and rapid manner. The main reason for this is that the duration of these phenomena is relatively short and it can be psychologically difficult to show a quick and appropriate reaction due to the existing fear. Ther...

Goal programming-based post-disaster decision making for allocation and scheduling the rescue units in natural disaster with time-window

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes cause enormous harm during each year. To reduce casualties and economic losses in the response phase, rescue units must be allocated and scheduled efficiently, such that it is a key issues in emergency response. In this paper, a multi-objective mix integer nonlinear programming model (MOMINLP) is proposed to minimize sum of weight...

A hybrid group decision making method to analyze the development of third generation biodiesel in Iran

Increasing energy use in the world, limited fossil fuel reserves and environmental issues leads researchers to study about renewable energy resources like biofuels. Biodiesel is a kind of biofuel that can be derived from biomasses like microalgae. These biomasses grow in the southern areas of Iran. So, suitable strategies should be determined to develop biodiesel production from these biomasses...

Decision making model and behavior of Iranian top managers

Aesthetics relates to felt meaning generated from sensory perceptions, and involves subjective, tacit knowledge rooted in feeling and emotion. We believe the aesthetics of management is important, but little understood, aspect of organizational life. We propose that followers use their aesthetic senses in making these assessments. In this article we try to discover the role of aesthetic in man...

An AHP-Delphi Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model with Application to Environmental Decision-Making