Selection of an appropriate Multiple Attribute Decision Making (MADM) method for providing a solution to given MADM problem is always challenging endeavour. The challenge even greater situations where specific there exist multiple methods with similar degree suitability. Technique Order Preference by Similarity Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and its dominant variant the Modified TOPSIS are two very ap...

In this study, the performance of the algorithms of whale, Differential evolutionary, crow search, and Gray Wolf optimization were evaluated to operate the Golestan Dam reservoir with the objective function of meeting downstream water needs. Also, after defining the objective function and its constraints, the convergence degree of the algorithms was compared with each other and with the absolut...

The goal of this study is to develop a new framework that prioritizes the best sites for treated wastewater (TWW) use considering climate change impacts. Fuzzy TOPSIS which is a kind of multi-criteria decision making techniques was introduced to reflect the uncertainty of input data and criteria weighting values. Representative concentration pathway 8.5 scenario was included into the hydrologic...

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, is extremely volatile and hence needs a better model for its pricing. In literature, many researchers have studied effect of data normalization on regression analysis stock price prediction. How has affected Bitcoin prediction? To answer this question, study analyzed prediction accuracy Legendre polynomial-based neural network optimized by mutated climb monk...

Electrical discharge machines (EDM) are widely employed in machining components containing complex profiles of hard-to-cut and materials. However, the fabrication-of-tool time for EDM process is excessively high traditional method, which significantly affects rate. Therefore, this paper, a powder metallurgy (PM) technique to fabricate tool electrode using copper (Cu), titanium carbide (TiC), zi...

With the increasing urgency for sustainable development and energy transition, decision-makers face complex challenges in evaluating prioritizing viable alternatives. Traditional decision-making techniques often struggle to capture inherent uncertainty imprecision associated with latest transition issues. This paper presents a research framework based on fuzzy set theory technique order of pref...

With the wide spread popularity of social networking sites (SNS), enterprise organizations have started to explore the business opportunities in SNS such as Facebook to conduct targeted marketing and reputation management. Customers or users tend to trust the opinion of other customers or users, especially those with prior experience of a product or service, rather than company marketing. One o...

The increasing rate of technology growth has resulted in decrease in cost of information. These technologies are helpful in coordinating the activities resulting in effective management of the supply chain. Literature shows that the use of Information Technology (IT) plays an important role in managing the processes of SCM. This has resulted in increasing use of IT in SCM. The computerization o...