In this paper, a quantitative multicriteria futuristic fuzzy decision hierarchy (MFFDH)-based SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis has been carried out to determine priorities among significant factors related to tourism’s internal and external environment. In MFFDH model, the fuzzy logic is combined with analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to overcome the uncertainty i...

The Analytic Hierarchy Process as an aid to decision makers has gained in popularity over the years. Recently the procedure has been generalised into the Interval Analytic Hierarchy Process. Rather than select a precise ratio for the comparisons between the alternatives offered to the decision maker an interval is proposed. One popular strategy in examining this problem is to adopt a simulation...

This paper develops a decision support tool using an A2 method and data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach (A2-DEA). This new method is applied for the bank credit customer selection problem and credit scoring as a pilot survey at Export Development Bank of Iran. The proposed method has led to fewer calculations, faster and more accurate decision making, less complexity, and ability to ana...

This paper presents a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) model for evaluating an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) network system in health care .The competing goals existing in Health Institutions need a special treatment, thus the MCDM approach is essential for identifying ICT network quality of service (QoS) requirements and implications. A pilot study based on user perceptio...

The Vector Analytical Hierarchy Process (VAHP) is an extension of the original Analytical Hierarchy Process that translates the decision-makers’ preferences into geometric resultant unit vectors. VAHP is beneficial in the creation of subgroups based on these vectors, but has some inherent problems that are magnified in relation to the diversity of the population being analyzed. Use of the origi...

locating landfills in urban areas is one of the most important issues in urban planning because of the effect on economy, ecology, and environment, therefore the right management and principled landfilling of solid waste is the major concern all over the world especially in the developed countries. in locating landfills, different criteria should be considered. in the present study, locating si...

Evaluating pairwise comparisons breaks down complex decision problems into tractable ones. Pairwise comparison matrices (PCMs) are regularly used to solve multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems using Saaty’s analytic hierarchy process (AHP) framework. There are two significant drawbacks of using PCMs. First, humans evaluate PCM in an inconsistent manner. Second, PCMs of large problem...

The use of interval judgment in the analytical hierarchy process, called Interval Analytic Hierarchy Process (IAHP), has begun to grow in many decision making environments, providing an e ective means of modeling the presence of uncertainty in a decision makers judgment or representing comparisons in group decision making. Linear programming method can be used for generating weights in that sit...

Decisions about having a child or undergoing sterilization are complex and difficult to make. This paper proposes a counseling technique for helping couples decide whether or not they want to have a (another) child. Based upon behavioral decision theory, a hierarchy of birth planning values (Table 1) has been developed' and used to study motivations for and against childbearing as a function of...

Making decisions informed by the best-available science is an objective for many organisations managing the environment or natural resources. Yet, available science is still not widely used in environmental policy and practice. We describe a '4S' hierarchy for organising relevant science to inform decisions. This hierarchy has already revolutionised clinical practice. It is beginning to emerge ...