Supply chain decision problems are becoming more complex with the globalization of businesses spanning several international borders. One such strategic decision problem is the location selection problem, which determines an optimal location to build a new facility. This requires multicriteria evaluation of N alternate locations with respect to M location attributes. The alternate locations cou...

* Abstract problems of Location Selection. Although no list can be considered exhaustive, Moore’s [1] enunciation of criteria still appears pertinent and can be considered as a fundamental basis for selection. Table 1 encapsulates some common criteria for selection. This paper uses the well-established Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Algorithm for suggesting a heuristic that effectively zeroes down up...

The fault current levels through the electric devices have a significant impact on failure probability. New fault current results in exceeding the rated capacity of circuit breaker and switching equipments and changes operation characteristic of overcurrent relay. In order to solve these problems, SFCL (Superconducting Fault Current Limiter) has rising as one of new alternatives so as to improv...

Location selection plays a crucial role in the retail and service industries. A comprehensive location selection model and appropriate analytical technique can improve the quality of location decisions, attracting more customers and substantially impacting market share and profitability. This study developed a data mining framework based on rough set theory (RST) to support location selection d...

Despite its potential role in the evolution of complex phenotypes, the detection of negative (purifying) and positive selection on noncoding regulatory sequence has been elusive because of the inherent difficulty in predicting the functional consequences of mutations on noncoding sequence. Because the functioning of regulatory sequence depends upon both chromatin configuration and cis-regulator...

Warehouse location selection is a multi-criteria decision problem including both quantitative and qualitative criteria and has a strategic importance for many companies. The conventional methods for warehouse location selection are inadequate for dealing with the imprecise or vague nature of linguistic assessment. To overcome this difficulty, fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making methods are pro...

Based on existence of the chromite deposits in the Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran, and also various applications of chromite in different industries, it is expected that the establishment of chromite processing plant is required in the erelong. The geographical location of a processing plant can have a strong influence on the success of an industrial venture. The processing plant site ...