Selecting the best mining method among many alternatives is a multicriteria decision making problem. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the implementation of an integrated approach that employs AHP and PROMETHEE together for selecting the most suitable mining method for the "Coka Marin" underground mine in Serbia. The related problem includes five possible mining methods and eleven criteri...

Like most other fundamental mechanical components which form the basis of many mechanical systems, springs have existed since the Bronze Age for storage or release of energy, absorption or utilization of vibration, relaxation or absorption of impact force and when unloaded, return to the original position or to the original shape. Quality, service requirement, performance as well as durability ...

Eliciting the preferences of a decision maker is a crucial step when applying multi-criteria decision aid methods on real applications. Yet it remains an open research question, especially in the context of the Promethee methods. In this paper, we propose a bi-objective optimization model to tackle the preference elicitation problem. Its main advantage over the widely spread linear programming ...

The fundamental objective of supply chain management (SCM) is to integrate various suppliers to satisfy market demand. Supplier evaluation and selection is very important for establishing an effective supply chain. As a matter of fact, supplier selection consists of both qualitative and quantitative criteria, so it is considered as a multi criteria decision making (MCDM) problem. Under incomple...

Assembling and simultaneously using di↵erent types of distributed computing infrastructures (DCI) like Grids and Clouds is an increasingly common situation. Because infrastructures are characterized by di↵erent attributes such as price, performance, trust, greenness, the task scheduling problem becomes more complex and challenging. In this paper we present the design for a fault-tolerant and tr...

This paper introduces the application of the multicriteria method Promethee II to the selection of a portfolio manager. Such application involves four main steps: (1) defining the list of potential actions or solutions to the problem; (2) defining the list of relevant criteria; (3) evaluating the performance of each action based on each criterion; and (4) aggregating these performances with the...

Forthcoming wireless environment is a fusion of numerous networks with diverse technologies deployed by individual operators. In such an environment, innovative network selection methodologies are required not only to provide “always best connected” service to mobile users but also to maximize network operator’s revenue. To fulfill such requirements, multiple attributes from each network are to...

As the offshoring becomes more widespread, business practitioners outsource their activities to overseas countries. Although there is a wealth of academic literature examining outsourcing and offshoring, there is little literature that addresses the current outsourcing decision most firms facing, which is where to outsource. Given multi-attribute nature of offshore location selection, this pape...

A wireless body area network (WBAN) is made up of small health-monitoring sensors that are implanted or placed on the human body. These collect and transmit medical physiological data . WBANs linked to servers observe health patients. Because its ability continuously remotely monitor patients' health, this type can save critical patients.WBAN being used establish communication links between the...