Energy efficiency is one of the most practical ways for China to simultaneously tackle environmental issues and achieve sustainable development. However, the issue of inadequate capital inflows is a bottleneck in energy efficiency projects, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This study focuses on the complicated financial barriers to effectively promoting such projects fo...

This paper presents a group multi-criteria DEMATEL and VIKOR decision analysis method with interval type-2 fuzzy sets. In order to compare normal fuzzy trapezoidal numbers, we convert them into crisp values using graded mean integration representation. By a case study for selection of business intelligence platform, we prove that the proposed combination is a feasible solution that can work wit...

Risk factor identification of IT outsourcing is significant to capture the source of IT outsourcing risk. Risk factors of IT outsourcing are often interdependent, and consequently the interrelationships among factors affect risk factor identification, whereas this fact is neglected in the existing studies. The purpose of this paper is to investigate a method for identifying risk factors of IT o...

Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs) have successfully been applied in numerous domains to show relations between essential components. In some FCM, there are more nodes, which related to each other and more nodes means more complex in system behaviors and analysis. In this paper, a novel learning method used to construct FCMs based on historical data and by using data mining and DEMATEL method, a new m...

This study presents a model for evaluating the carbon and energy management performance of suppliers by using multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM). By conducting a literature review and gathering expert opinions, 10 criteria on carbon and energy performance were identified to evaluate low carbon suppliers using the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM). Subsequently, the decision-making trial and evalu...

Now-a-days, the globalization approach can be clearly observed in countries' movement toward the knowledge-based economy. It is inevitable to support knowledge-based institutions and companies in order to realize the expected goals including development of science and technology, meeting the domestic industries' needs and moving toward a knowledge-based economy. For this purpose, the main prior...

Environmental topics have gained much consideration in corporate green operations. Globalization, stakeholder pressures, and stricter environmental regulations have made organizations develop environmental practices. Thus, green supply chain management (GSCM) is now a proactive approach for organizations to enhance their environmental performance and achieve competitive advantages. This study p...

Maximizing shareholders’ value has always been an indispensable goal for publicly traded companies. Shareholders value is highly dependent on the operating expenses, profit margin, return on investment and the overall performance in public companies. We propose a hybrid fuzzy multi-criteria decision making method for measuring the performance of publicly held companies in the Pharmaceutical ind...

I4.0 promotes a future in which highly individualized goods are mass produced at competitive price through autonomous, responsive manufacturing. In order to attain market competitiveness, organizations require proper integration of technologies and manufacturing strategy outputs (MSOs). Implementing such comprehensive relies on carefully selecting meet industrial requirements. There is little c...