the purpose of this study is to examine different scenarios for implementing operations in the pre-construction phase of a project, based on several competing criteria with different importance levels in order to achieve a more efficient execution plan. this paper presents a new framework that integrates discrete event simulation (des) and data envelopment analysis (dea) to rank different scena...

the use of value engineering (ve) methodology in construction industry has grown significantly, mainly in view of its extensive benefits. the main task in evaluation phase of ve workshop is to assess alternative ideas, proposed for each function. this phase of ve, hence, could be deemed as a multi criteria decision making (mcdm) problem. this paper presents a fuzzy decision support system (dss)...

making an informed decision with regards to a suitable business location or site selection for organizations is becoming challenging for business decision makers globally; and even more challenging in business environment that are saddled with uncertainties. the continues raise of multiple criteria variation of site preferences has also necessitated the application of advanced decision making t...

Determining the weights of assets in a portfolio is one fundamental problems finance. MCDM techniques are employed for asset allocation purposes. However, criterion have to be determined before steps implemented. In this study, criteria by four different weight (CILOS, CRITIC, MEREC, and SECA), effect these on performance portfolios created with 17 (ARAS, CoCoSo, CODAS, COPRAS, EDAS, GRA, MABAC...