Using qualitative information elicited from a panel to obtain robust conclusions: a protocol and an application to improve integrated pest management systems

IF 4.4 3区 管理学 Q1 OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Luis C. Dias, Pedro Marques, Rita Garcia, Fernanda de Santo, Rita Tentúgal, Tiago Natal-da-Luz, Álvaro Sousa, José Paulo Sousa, Fausto Freire
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Multicriteria aggregation methods typically require inputs from decision makers concerning the relative importance of the criteria. This work presents an approach to use qualitative information elicited from a panel, which can be applied to compensatory and non-compensatory multicriteria aggregation methods. In particular, it considers the additive multiattribute value function and ELECTRE, two classical methods with well-known differences in the meaning of the criteria weights. Moreover, the proposed protocol makes a distinction between the importance of improving the current situation and the importance of not worsening the current situation. The inputs from the panel are aggregated to define constraints on the importance-related parameters, which can then be used for robustness and stochastic analyses. As a real-world application, a comparison of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is performed, considering the case of carrots cultivation in a French region. The comparisons are based on a sustainability assessment of the current practices and alternative IPM systems, using data from field trials, laboratory experiments and preferences from stakeholders. Results are robust to weighting choices, thus identifying which changes are recommended.

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利用从专家小组获得的定性信息得出可靠结论:改进虫害综合防治系统的规程和应用
多标准聚合方法通常需要决策者提供有关标准相对重要性的信息。本研究提出了一种使用从专家小组获得的定性信息的方法,该方法可应用于补偿性和非补偿性多标准聚合方法。特别是,它考虑了加法多属性值函数和 ELECTRE 这两种在标准权重含义上存在众所周知差异的经典方法。此外,建议的方案还区分了改善现状的重要性和不恶化现状的重要性。通过对小组的输入进行汇总,可定义重要性相关参数的约束条件,然后将其用于稳健性和随机分析。在实际应用中,以法国某地区的胡萝卜种植为例,对病虫害综合防治(IPM)进行了比较。比较基于对当前做法和替代 IPM 系统的可持续性评估,使用的数据来自田间试验、实验室实验和利益相关者的偏好。结果对权重选择具有稳健性,从而确定了哪些变化是值得推荐的。
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Annals of Operations Research
Annals of Operations Research 管理科学-运筹学与管理科学
CiteScore
7.90
自引率
16.70%
发文量
596
审稿时长
8.4 months
期刊介绍: The Annals of Operations Research publishes peer-reviewed original articles dealing with key aspects of operations research, including theory, practice, and computation. The journal publishes full-length research articles, short notes, expositions and surveys, reports on computational studies, and case studies that present new and innovative practical applications. In addition to regular issues, the journal publishes periodic special volumes that focus on defined fields of operations research, ranging from the highly theoretical to the algorithmic and the applied. These volumes have one or more Guest Editors who are responsible for collecting the papers and overseeing the refereeing process.
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