The demand for delivery services for large-sized content such as video has increased dramatically, and the use of cloud computing services in which users can use IT services via networks has also increased. To provide these services with high quality and high reliability, ISPs need to carefully design network topology and the positions of data centers. However, network topology and data center ...

In evaluating construction investments, public or private sector owners often have several project alternatives, e.g. different sites for development and different types of building. Assessing each of them so as to identify the best for implementation is owners’ most important decision in the project planning stage. The traditional net present worth method has difficulty in including intangible...

In evaluating housing projects, developers often have several sites as alternatives for development. Assessing each site so as to identify the best for implementation is their most important decision in the project planning stage. The traditional net present worth method has difficulty in including intangible benefits and risks, so the result of it may not represent the overall value of an alte...

This paper applies the Analytic Network Process (ANP) method to the selection of the best facility layout plan based on multiple dependent and independent criteria. This is the first time that this method is used in such a context. An ANP model is built taking into account the interdependencies between criteria that are found based on experts’ opinions and fundamental equations. A network struc...

This study proposes a new approach to prioritize the key company’s indicators and relative elements following process model of intellectual capital (IC). The IC is improved by the application of analytic network process (ANP). The ANP provides the weights and priorities to all focused key performance indicators (KPIs) serving to the business concept. These obtained weights can also be passed to...

This paper deals with the project selection problem. Project selection problem is one of the problems arose firstly in the field of operations research following some production concepts from primary product mix problem. Afterward, introduction of managerial considerations into the project selection problem have emerged qualitative factors and criteria to be regarded as well as quantitative one...

Effective supply chain distribution network design needs to consider various performance dimensions and product characteristics. Recently, researchers have begun to realize that the decision and integration effort in supply chain design should be driven by a comprehensive set of performance metrics and also product characteristics. In this paper, we relate product characteristics to optimizing ...

To meet the changes of internal and external environment, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system needs to have a good flexibility. Flexibility is an indispensable request and is also a way that must be taken during the establishment process of ERP. Flexibility measurement is an important item for the implementation of ERP flexibility. According to the characteristics of ERP system, an index...

This paper highlights a preference evaluation methodology for text entry methods in a touch keyboard smartphone using analytic network process (ANP). Evaluation of text entry methods in literature mainly considers speed and accuracy. This study presents an alternative means for selecting text entry method that considers user preference. A case study was carried out with a group of experts who w...

Multidimensional Data in Multidimensional Scaling Using the Analytic Network Process Jih-Jeng Huang, Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng, Chorng-Shyong Ong, a Department of Information Management, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road., Taipei 106, Taiwan b Institute of Management of Technology and Institute of Traffic and Transportation College of Management, National Chiao Tung Universit, 1...