In most of the multi–criteria decision–analysis (MCDA) problems in which the Choquet integral is used as aggregation function, the coefficients of Choquet integral (capacity) are not known in advance. Actually, they could be calculated by capacity definition methods. In these methods, the preference information of decision maker (DM) is used to constitute a possible solution space. ...

Pilot projects appear in many forms in policy making and management. In an effort to understand the nature and use of pilot projects and improve their effectiveness, we undertake a practicebased and theoretical study of the pilot project phenomenon. First, we examine the roles assigned to pilot projects in the policy development literature and explore their use in a Dutch water innovation platf...

selection of an appropriate set of information system (is) projects is a critical business activity which is very helpful to all organizations. in this paper, after describing real is project selection problem of iran ministry of commerce (moc), we introduce two data envelopment analysis (dea) models. then, we show applicability of introduced models for identifying most efficient is project fro...

one of the most important aspects of software project management is the estimation of cost and time required for running information system. therefore, software managers try to carry estimation based on behavior, properties, and project restrictions. software cost estimation refers to the process of development requirement prediction of software system. various kinds of effort estimation patter...

environmental impact assessment (eia) reports of projects in different development sectors in sudan (agriculture, roads and highways, power generation, oil production, river engineering projects) were analyzed to investigate how these studies corresponded with the local, regional, international and good practice requirements. the results of the analysis illustrated some variations in the practi...

today, environmental crisis and loss of natural resources are the principle causes of the creation of environmental management systems. the optimal management of natural resources requires the assessment and classification of ecological and environmental potentials. using this method, the abilities and restrictions of resources can be recognized, and their future trends can be predicted. nebka ...