In this paper, the problem of selecting from among a set of alternatives using multiple, potentially conflicting criteria is discussed. A number of approaches are commonly used to make these types of decisions in engineering design, including pairwise comparisons, ranking methods, rating methods, weighted sum approaches, and strength of preference methods. In this paper, we first demonstrate th...

Resequencing is an emerging tool for identification of rare disease-associated mutations. Rare mutations are difficult to tag with SNP genotyping, as genotyping studies are designed to detect common variants. However, studies have shown that genetic heterogeneity is a probable scenario for common diseases, in which multiple rare mutations together explain a large proportion of the genetic basis...

Long-term forecasting of key macroeconomic indicators such as population is very important for future development policy-making. Population plays an role in economic decision-making, social security and growth. So it to develop a good model predicting indicators. In order improve the growth model, we introduce new called Exlog Weighted Sum Model This combines both exponential logistic models. T...

making decision has become one of the most challenging responsibilities of managers in recent decades. finding the optimum solution for multiple criteria decision making problems is complicated. notably, multiplicity of decision making indices accompanied by variability in quantitative and qualitative measures aggregates the complexity of decisions. operations research (or) and multiple criteri...

in this paper, the cost and income efficiency models have been considered with regard to the multiple objective programming structures. for finding the efficient points in purposed molp problem, some various methods like lexicography & the weighted sum can be used. so by introducing the molp problem the cost & income efficiencies will be achieved. in the present study, the molp problem ...

background and objectives: in this paper, a real life nurse scheduling model is described based on the conditions in iranian hospitals such as monthly shift rotation, consecutive morning and evening shifts and consecutive evening and night shift.   methods: the developed model considers both hospital constraints and nurses’ preferences. hospital constraints include assigning adequate qualified ...

The Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique (SMART) is a decision support system that widely used for evaluating and comparing alternatives based on multiple criteria. In this study, we applied the SMART method to assess relative importance of price, safety, energy efficiency, brand reputation, warranty in car selection. We assigned scores each model criterion, weighted criteria their importanc...