{"title":"A multi criteria decision-making approach to evaluate automated storage and retrieval systems","authors":"Ömür Tosun, Hande Erdogan Aktan","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000984","url":null,"abstract":"In the globalised world, it is important for companies to make fast, efficient, accurate and cost-effective investments with a view to survive and stand out among their rivals. While making an investment decision; there is a need for a decision-making process that is based on multiple criteria in order to determine the best alternative according to the indefinite or uncertain values of the criteria. In this study, stochastic multi-criteria acceptability analysis (SMAA-2) method, which depends on uncertainties, was used to rank the automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) alternatives and to select the most suitable one satisfying the expectations of decision makers. Eleven criteria were used for evaluating and ranking three AS/RS alternatives in this approach. Three different cases were studied in SMAA-2. Proposed model was used for selecting the best appropriate system in an electronic company.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124011902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Applying utility theory in uncertain project environments with multiple goals","authors":"M. Safari, M. Bagherpour, John Wang","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000987","url":null,"abstract":"In project environments, normally, multiple conflicting goals are being incorporated for decision making which associated with uncertain and incomplete information. The main purpose of the project management process is to minimise total project cost and completion time simultaneously; however these affecting factors in project management are conflicting objectives and those have to be efficiently compromised. Going through literature indicated utility theory has not been previously applied in project management environment while deeply incorporated through economics sciences. This study applies the utility theory through solving cost and time trade-off problems in uncertain environments. Here, considering decision maker's (DM) preferences, cost and time utility functions are then determined. Further, the overall utility function has to be optimised. Since the proposed function appropriately assessed, the best decision is being made and maximum satisfaction for DM is reached.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"21 3 Suppl 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115350230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fuzzy parameterised single valued neutrosophic soft expert set theory and its application in decision making","authors":"Ashraf Al-Quran, Nasruddin Hassan","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000983","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose the theory of fuzzy parameterised single valued neutrosophic soft expert set by giving an importance degree for each element in the set of parameters and define some related concepts pertaining to this notion as well as the basic operations of complement, subset, union, intersection, AND and OR along with illustrative examples. The basic properties and relevant laws pertaining to this concept such as the De Morgan's laws are proved. A comparison between our proposed method and other methods is made to illustrate the advantages of our proposed method and its ability to handle problems involving imprecise, indeterminacy and inconsistent data, which makes it more accurate and realistic than other methods. Lastly, this concept is applied to a decision making problem and its effectiveness is demonstrated using an illustrative example.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"422 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123580968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Patriarca, G. D. Gravio, M. Mancini, F. Costantino
{"title":"Change management in the ATM system: integrating information in the preliminary system safety assessment","authors":"R. Patriarca, G. D. Gravio, M. Mancini, F. Costantino","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000985","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing air transport demand suggests looking at air traffic management (ATM) as a continuously and evolving process. The procedures and equipment we use today will not continue coping with next air traffic requirements. It is thus necessary to provide ATM services for the current operating scenarios. This paper proposes a systematic tool, i.e., the preliminary system safety assessment tool (PSSA-T) to help the decision makers in evaluating safety implications of system changes. PSSA-T relies on the definition of two indexes, based on the aerospace performance factor (APF) methodology. These indexes allow a structured safety analysis of any proposed change: the first compares the evolutionary scenario with the current one and the second one considers the effects of a failure of the changed agent (equipment or procedure) in a future scenario. The paper illustrates a case study for the flight progress strip (FPS) change to electronic FPS.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117148236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-response optimisation of cavitation peening parameters for improving fatigue performance using the desirability function approach","authors":"Mohammadsadegh Mobin, M. Mobin, Z. Li","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.10000986","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, first, full factorial design (FFD) of experiment is applied to investigate the effects of cavitation peening process parameters including standoff distance, cavitation number, nozzle size, and exposure time on the fatigue performance of carburised steel. The response variables are considered as residual stress, surface roughness, and austenitic ratio. In addition, the desirability function approach is used in order to optimise three response variables, individually and simultaneously. First, the individual desirability function is used which optimises each response variable at a time. In order to have better results, the composite desirability function method is utilised to optimise response variables simultaneously. The optimisation results provide the optimal sets of design parameters to have desired response variables. The outcomes obtained from FFD method combined with desirability function method are compared with that found in the literature which applied Taguchi method and response surface methodology.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126552173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qiurui Liu, Jiuping Xu, Ziqiang Zeng, Shiyong Wu, M. Shen
{"title":"Optimal materials purchasing for ready-mixed concrete in construction projects with environmental effects","authors":"Qiurui Liu, Jiuping Xu, Ziqiang Zeng, Shiyong Wu, M. Shen","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.078224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.078224","url":null,"abstract":"Construction project managers require many different kinds of ready-mixed concrete. In this paper, a materials purchasing optimisation model is established for ready-mixed concrete in construction projects. The proposed model can determine the optimal balance between different objectives and takes account of the complex dynamics and uncertainties in the decision-making process. Further, materials recycling and carbon emissions can also be considered as part of the materials supply planning. We also show the feasible constraints that the managers may have a finite preference for some resource limitation. Then, a dynamic programming-based particle swarm optimisation is developed to determine the optimal solutions to the material purchasing problem. The operational performance of the proposed quantitative method is tested using data from a Chinese hydropower construction project in which it is shown that human uncertainty can be a significant factor in the purchasing problem that materials purchasing quantities are significantly influenced by recycling and that including recycling in the purchasing problem can not only save money but also reduce pollution.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114899169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qinghe Yuan, Xianhui Yin, Wei Yan, Yanyan Tan, Z. Li
{"title":"A new approach for the capability analysis based on measurement system analysis: a case study for coal quality detection equipment","authors":"Qinghe Yuan, Xianhui Yin, Wei Yan, Yanyan Tan, Z. Li","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.078210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.078210","url":null,"abstract":"In order to ensure the accuracy and precision of equipment of coal quality detection, analyse the causes, and update the inaccurate equipment to avoid the losses and wastes, the existing methods and its defects are analysed. The feasibility and limitations of applying measurement system analysis to solve the problem is also studied. The difficulties of experiment about MSA for coal quality are resolved by defining the range of the same batch of coal products, designing different sample levels and studying the method of achieving multiple measurements with single sample in destructive test. Meanwhile, three indexes including repeatability and reproducibility (R&R), percentage variation and number of distinct categories are used to evaluate the equipment capability. Based on the actual production of coal preparation, the method is applied in detail. The application result shows that the method can provide an effective evaluation for the capability of coal quality detection equipment during the production.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123447566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peyman Soleymani, S. Mousavi, B. Vahdani, A. Aboueimehrizi
{"title":"A new fuzzy multi-objective optimisation method with desirability function under uncertainty","authors":"Peyman Soleymani, S. Mousavi, B. Vahdani, A. Aboueimehrizi","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.078225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.078225","url":null,"abstract":"Step method (STEM) is one of the most efficient and usable method of multi-objective decision making (MODM), and it is in the interactive category which uses decision makers (DMs) preference information during problem solving. In recent years, step method (STEM) has been developed based on the desirability function, namely D-STEM, in which the shortcoming of the STEM has been removed. To confront the problem in the real-world, paying attention to imprecision and uncertainty in decision making should be considered; however, in such status, D-STEM is unable to solve complex problem under uncertainty. In this paper, a new version of multi-objective optimisation method under a fuzzy environment with desirability function concept, namely FD-STEM, is proposed to deal with uncertain and imprecise conditions. Fuzzy uncertainties and imprecisions are considered in all parameters including objective coefficient, technologic coefficient, resources and decision variables as a fully fuzzy multi-objective optimisation. Finally, in an application example, decision making in manufacturing industry is presented and discussed based on consequents of fuzzy desirability function and with a fuzzy ranking function. Also, by using transformation method, the application example is solved and based on the overall desirability they are compared.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133994235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel soft spatial weights matrix method based on soft sets","authors":"Xianning Wang, Zhi Xiao","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.078222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.078222","url":null,"abstract":"Soft sets are efficient and flexible tools to describe uncertainty and fuzziness. In this paper, we integrate soft set theory into the specification of fuzzy spatial dependent relationship and provide a framework for spatial weight description. We treat the configuration of spatial location relationship as soft sets and propose a new dependence measure based on operations of soft sets. The proposed soft spatial weights matrix efficiently combines information of 'spatial adjacent relation' and 'spatial distance'. Further, Chinese regional industrial agglomeration data are applied to empirical analysis. The spatial autoregressive error panel model (SEM) with our new matrix performs better than that of Moran's I, log-likelihood and interpretation.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125159177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adverse selection factors of group injury insurance: evidence from a Taiwanese property-liability insurance company","authors":"Hsu-Hua Lee, Ming-Yuan Hsu, Chen-Ying Lee","doi":"10.1504/IJADS.2016.078193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2016.078193","url":null,"abstract":"The aims of this study are to examine whether high-risk groups tend to choose high insured amounts and to consider the effect of underwriting policy on the reduction of adverse selection. Data for 2009 and 2010 on group injury insurance from a Taiwanese property-liability company is analysed using ordered logistic regression. In this regard, the study uses 11 independent variables to analyse the relationship between variables and adverse selection. The results indicate that eight of the variables have a significant impact on adverse selection and the effect of underwriting is 69%-97%. The findings can be used to establish a sound underwriting system and increase underwriting profits.","PeriodicalId":216414,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Appl. Decis. Sci.","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132147617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}