In this paper, the problem of selecting from among a set of alternatives using multiple, potentially conflicting criteria is discussed. A number of approaches are commonly used to make these types of decisions in engineering design, including pairwise comparisons, ranking methods, rating methods, weighted sum approaches, and strength of preference methods. In this paper, we first demonstrate th...

In this study, both the Minkowski distance function and the grey number distance function are integrated into the TOPSIS to develop a dynamic multi-attribute decision making model for effectively handling the uncertain information. An illustration example of subcontractors’ safety performance evaluation is adopted to demonstrate the practicability of the proposed model. Results show that the pr...

There are many problems in construction process, such as fragmentation, budget overrun, time overrun and high waste, most of which are supply chain problems and often caused by the lack of coordination and information sharing across organizations in the supply chains. Supply chain coordination (SCC) is a critical success factor for the application of supply chain management to effectively impro...

The multi-attribute decision making problems are studied, in which the information about the attribute values take the form of uncertain linguistic variables. The concept of deviation degree between uncertain linguistic variables is defined, and ideal point of uncertain linguistic decision making matrix is also defined. A formula of possibility degree for the comparison between uncertain lingui...