This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the Preference Ranking Organisation MeTHod for Enrichment Evaluations (PROMETHEE) and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methods. Building upon this analysis, recommendations are formulated to integrate into PROMETHEE a number of useful AHP features, especially as regards the design of the decision-making hierarchy (ordering of goals, sub-goals...

Abstract PROMETHEE is an important method for multi-criteria decision-making. Inspired by ensemble methods, this paper proposes an ensemble PROMETHEE II model, in which multiple preference functions are used to reduce the risk of choosing a particularly preference function. One example of competitiveness evaluation of the ports of Circum-Bohai-Sea is included to illustrate the proposed method. ...

هدف اصلی این پژوهش ارائه چارچوبی برای ارزیابی عملکرد شرکت بهره‌­برداری قطار شهری مشهد بر مبنای کارت امتیازی متوازن و تکنیک تصمیم‌­گیری چندمعیاره (بهترین ـ بدترین فازی) است. حاضر از نظر هدف، کاربردی روش، کمّی اسنادی جمع‌­آوری داده‌های کیفی اساس 15 خبره در طی مقطع زمانی بین سال­‌های 1396 تا 1398 صورت پذیرفت. 9 معیار منظر مالی، 16 مشتریان، 8 فرایند داخلی 14 رشد توسعه یادگیری طریق اسناد پژوهش­‌های پ...

This paper introduces the application of the multicriteria method Promethee II to the selection of a portfolio manager. Such application involves four main steps: (1) defining the list of potential actions or solutions to the problem; (2) defining the list of relevant criteria; (3) evaluating the performance of each action based on each criterion; and (4) aggregating these performances with the...

Eliciting the preferences of a decision maker is a crucial step when applying multi-criteria decision aid methods on real applications. Yet it remains an open research question, especially in the context of the Promethee methods. In this paper, we propose a bi-objective optimization model to tackle the preference elicitation problem. Its main advantage over the widely spread linear programming ...

Forthcoming wireless environment is a fusion of numerous networks with diverse technologies deployed by individual operators. In such an environment, innovative network selection methodologies are required not only to provide “always best connected” service to mobile users but also to maximize network operator’s revenue. To fulfill such requirements, multiple attributes from each network are to...

The fundamental objective of supply chain management (SCM) is to integrate various suppliers to satisfy market demand. Supplier evaluation and selection is very important for establishing an effective supply chain. As a matter of fact, supplier selection consists of both qualitative and quantitative criteria, so it is considered as a multi criteria decision making (MCDM) problem. Under incomple...

Physical and chemical properties of biodiesel are influenced by structural features of the fatty acids, such as chain length, degree of unsaturation and branching of the carbon chain. This study investigated if microalgal fatty acid profiles are suitable for biodiesel characterization and species selection through Preference Ranking Organisation Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) and ...