The Delphi method is recommended for exploratory research in emerging research areas. Despite earlier suggestions for using the Delphi method for theory creation, few analytical tools are provided for this purpose. However, Grounded Theory is especially devoted to creating theories from qualitative data. This paper describes an enhanced Delphi method which integrates data analysis techniques fr...

Evaluation and selection of a concrete production facility location is an important strategic decision making problems for both the public and private sector. The multi-dimensional, multi-criteria nature of the concrete production facility location problem limits the usefulness of any particular single objective model. In this study, social, economical, technological, environmental, and transpo...

The evolving travel preferences of senior citizens have necessitated the customization tourism services by industry to cater their specific needs. Forest ecology landscapes been identified as offering significant advantages for in context tourism. This study aims address research gap this area developing sustainable forest farm service indicators tailored Taiwan, taking into consideration benef...

Much research has been devoted to the Delphi technique. However, very little substantive work has been done on the subject of Delphi accuracy. The purpose of this effort was to test the accuracy of Delphi vs the conference method in making long-range forecasts. College students were used to form Delphi and conference groups that predicted the point spreads of college football games far in advan...

This study uses the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) method to prioritize contracting methods determine most suitable contract option for water and wastewater projects (WWP). Content analysis, a two-round Delphi survey technique, series of validation reliability tests helped establish 18 key criteria FAHP analysis. Consequently, data collected from experts through pairwise comparison q...