Dynamic Analytic Network Process: Improving Decision Support for Information and Communication Technology

example 1. Bibliographic data: K.H.C.K.Sha, C.Y.Hung, B.S.P. Ling: “Evaluation Development Strategies for Taiwan’s iB3G Industry: a Fuzzy MCDM Approach”. 2. Abstract: Foreseeing an enormous demand for seamless communication and ubiquitous interconnectivity, Taiwan has launched a national-level Dual Network Program called integrated beyond the third generation (iB3G) to seize the opportunities posed by technological discontinuity. The iB3G initiative aims to leverage Taiwan’s manufacturing strengths and brand Taiwan as a powerhouse in the creation of integrated cellular/WLAN technologies and services. This paper attempts to secure a consensus on the optimal development strategies and their effective implementation. Our analysis employs a fuzzy Multicriteria Decision Making (FMCDM) framework with an empirical formula to examine its practicability and usefulness. Based on business, technical and environmental issues, strategies are proffered as follows: (1) shared-value chain and cross-industry collaboration; (2) attractive applications/rich content and service trials on networks; (3) collaborative R&D of multimode handsets and integrated network systems; (4) active participation in international standard activities to advance intellectual property; (5) proactive policy tools for business innovation, cultivation of talent and entrepreneurship; (6) supportive regulatory mechanism and sound broadband environment, and (7) promoting the iB3G vision worldwide and asserting leadership. Three clusters are extracted among the seven strategies by Fuzzy C-Means approach. Results show that the second strategy receives the highest score. To sustain competitive advantages it is essential, for both an enterprise and a country, to anticipate and prepare for future discontinuities in science, technology and business models, and to develop control points quickly by leveraging emerging opportunities that the discontinuities represent [1]. Due to the rapid grassroots growth of wireless local-area network (WLAN), which is seen as a potential platform for 4G (the 4th generation) with advantages including high bandwidth, quick deployment, multimedia services and low cost, it is expected that discontinuities in the telecom industry will occur. In this research we use Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods including Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) approaches to establish and evaluate the development strategies. 3. 1 (Document Identifier): IEEE 2004 / 05 4. Classification in accordance with attribues: 2/Y, 3/Y, 4/Y, 11/Y, 13 /Y, 14 /Y, 15/Y, 16/Y, 21/Y, 22/Y. 5. Comment: Paper clearly identifies Goal, Objectives and Course of Action (attributes 2 – 4), and analysis primarily external influences (from enterprise perspective) – see attributes 13,14,15,and 16. Paper is “decision awareness” and applies AHP. Appendix 1 includes a list of classified documents and their “BRMM” profiles. These profiles contain high information entropy that would be converted into control hierarchy of criteria. Next section describes basic idea about such conversion.