In this chapter, we illustrate how the MCDA process can be supported by the use of a decision aid software called diviz. The diviz workbench allows to build, execute and share complex workflows of MCDA algorithms, and as such, is a convenient tool to help the analyst to perform the decision aid process. We start by a presentation of diviz, before switching to the detailed description of a ficti...

Some decision-making problems, i.e., multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) require taking into account the attitudes of a large number decision-makers and/or respondents. Therefore, an approach to transformation crisp ratings, collected from respondents, in grey interval numbers form based on median scores, is considered this article. In way, simplicity collecting respondents’ using values, b...

A sound performance of health care organizations depends on vigorous financing system, skilled and well-paying personnel, trustworthy information, well sustained health services and reliable technologies they used. The management and organization of health care systems and other health care settings can deeply have an effect on health result, excellence of care, and patient pleasure. Environmen...

Decision makers in different health care settings need to weigh the benefits and harms of alternative treatment strategies. Such health care decisions include marketing authorization by regulatory agencies, practice guideline formulation by clinical groups, and treatment selection by prescribers and patients in clinical practice. Multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a family of formal ...

The existing vast literature on credit risk assessment and default prediction provides models building mostly in quantitative indicators. We present the results of a survey carried out of experts from the main banks in Portugal, conveying evidence on the dominant procedures undertaken by the Portuguese banking system. Our analysis concludes on the relevance of qualitative criteria, particularly...

In the present research, a multi-objective model is proposed, which considers equity among the citizens in addition to the cost criterion. Then, the model will be solved using Reservation Level Tchebycheff Procedure (RLTP), which is one of the interactive multi-objective decision-making techniques. Subsequently, the obtained results will be compared with those of the single-objective models to ...

Cloud computing (CC) has recently been receiving tremendous attention from the IT industry and academic researchers. CC leverages its unique services to cloud customers in a pay-as-you-go, anytime, anywhere manner. Cloud services provide dynamically scalable services through the Internet on demand. Therefore, service provisioning plays a key role in CC. The cloud customer must be able to select...

OBJECTIVES Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) has been suggested by some researchers as a method to capture the benefits beyond quality adjusted life-years in a transparent and consistent manner. The objectives of this article were to analyze the possible application of MCDA approaches in health technology assessment and to describe their relative advantages and disadvantages. METHODS Thi...

This study allows the local people as well planners for appropriate plans of land use planning in sustainable petroleum station Wolayita Sodo town, Ethiopia, East Africa. The problem haphazard location petrol stations is one major difficulties at towns. Due to less scientifically accepted sites and lack attention standards that has experienced methods are expressed poor sitting. main objective ...