The paper focuses on budgeted model selection, that is the selection between a set of alternative models when the ratio between the number of model assessments and the number of alternatives, though bigger than one, is low. We propose an approach based on the notion of probability of correct selection, a notion borrowed from the domain of Monte Carlo stochastic approximation. The idea is to est...

solid waste municipal landfill can have significant health, economic and environmental effects. therefore, there is a need to comprehensive land evaluation for locating the best landfill place. the purpose of this paper is showcasing the process undertaken to locate the best landfill site for municipal solid waste of golpayegan township. at first, three alternatives were proposed after field su...

Oak decline is a process induced by complex interactions of predisposing factors, inciting factors, and contributing factors operating at tree, stand, and landscape scales. It has greatly altered species composition and stand structure in affected areas. Thinning, clearcutting, and group selection are widely adopted harvest alternatives for reducing forest vulnerability to oak decline by removi...

The suppliers selection is a multiple attribute decision making (MADM) problem. Since the decision maker (DM)s like preferences on alternatives or on attributes of suppliers are often uncertain, and thus the selection of good suppliers becomes more difficult. Grey theory is one of the methods that are used to study uncertainty, it is superior in mathematical analysis of systems with uncertain i...

The Praxis model of reasons for action takes choice among alternative courses of action to be a matter of what must, ought, is worth and may not be done. It envisages practical decision making systems being given their reasons for action as requirements, duties, rules of valuation, proscriptions and contingent circumstances in a knowledge base. The model’s principles of selection and automated ...

In the current work, a framework is presented for amine solvent selection in gas treating process. Since the appropriate decision making in this field affects the capital and operational costs, multi attribute decision making (MADM) techniques were used to rank alternatives. The determination of criteria and alternatives is the most important aspect in the MADM. Criteria were divided into two c...

Multi-criteria group decision-making is a process in which decision makers assess the performance of alternatives on the basis of conflicting criteria to opt the most worthy alternative as solution. TOPSIS and ELECTRE are effective and commonly used methods to solve multiple criteria decision-making problems. The aim of this study is to propose two new models, namely, complex Pythagorean fuzzy ...

The PROMETHEE is a significant method for evaluating alternatives with respect to criteria in multi-criteria decision-making problems. It is characterized by many types of preference functions that are used for assigning the differences between alternatives in judgements. This paper proposes a preference of green suppliers using the PROMETHEE under the usual criterion preference functions. Comp...

Supplier selection is a multiple-attribute decision-making (MADM) problem. Since the decision makers (DMs) such as preferences on alternatives or on the attributes of suppliers are often uncertain, supplier selection becomes more difficult. Grey theory is one of the methods used to study uncertainty, being superior in the mathematical analysis of systems with uncertain information. In this pape...