The layout design problem is a strategic issue and has a significant impact on the efficiency of a manufacturing system. Much of the existing layout design literature that uses a surrogate function for flow distance or for simplified objectives may be entrapped into local optimum; and subsequently lead to a poor layout design due to the multiple-attribute decision making (MADM) nature of a layo...

In this paper we show how the Belief-Function based Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (BF-TOPSIS) approach can be used for solving non-classical multi-criteria decisionmaking (MCDM) problems. We give simple examples to illustrate our presentation.

Risk response planning is one of the main phases in the project risk management and has major impacts on the success of a large-scale project. Since projects are unique, and risks are dynamic through the life of the projects, it is necessary to formulate responses of the important risks. The conventional approaches tend to be less effective in dealing with the impreciseness of risk response p...

A novel ranking method based on multi-time information fusion is proposed for intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs) and applied to the threat assessment problem, a multi-attribute decision making (MADM) one. This method integrates a designed intuitionistic fuzzy entropy (IFE), the closeness degree of technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), the decision maker¡¯s (DM¡¯...

Menjaga kebersihan tangan merupakan salah satu kewajiban dalam mengantisipasi penyebaran virus Covid-19. Banyak produk sudah ditawarkan agar pengguna dapat mencuci dengan aman dan nyaman, satunya wastafel. Tujuan penelitian ini dilakukan adalah menentukan vendor yang menjadi alternatif terbaik dari 5 untuk pembuatan Wastafel Injak Portabel di Kabupaten Dairi menggunakan metode Weighted Product ...

This paper focuses on multi-objective large-scale non-linear programming (MOLSNLP) problems with block angular structure. We extend the technique for order preference by similarity ideal solution (TOPSIS) to solve them. Compromise (TOPSIS) control minimizes the measure of distance, provided that the closest solution should have the shortest distance from the positive ideal solution (PIS) as wel...

Knowledge management can greatly facilitate an organization’s learning via strategic insight. Assessing the achievements of knowledge communities (KC) includes both a theoretical basis and practical aspect; however, a cautionary word is in order, because using improper measurements will increase complexity and reduce applicability. Group decision-making, the essence of knowledge communities, le...