The sorting problem in the Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) has been used to address issues whose solutions involve allocation of alternatives classes. Traditional multi-criteria methods are commonly for this task, such as ELECTRE TRI, AHP-Sort, UTADIS, PROMETHEE, GAYA, etc. While using these approaches perform procedure, decision-makers define profiles (thresholds) classes compare withi...

This paper presents a comparative analysis of three versions of an evolutionary algorithm in which the decision maker’s preferences are incorporated using an outranking relation and preference parameters associated with the ELECTRE TRI method. The aim is using the preference information supplied by the decision maker to guide the search process to the regions where solutions more in accordance ...

Annual rehabilitation programme of water supply networks requires taking several points of view into consideration. Within the European project CARE-W (Computer Aided Rehabilitation of Water networks) a multicriteria tool was defined: Care-W_ARP, dedicated to the selection of the most efficient project for annual rehabilitation programmes. This selection is supported by the use of an outranking...

The ELECTRE family of decision aid methods are well-known approaches in the field of multiple criteria decision aiding (MCDA). Different ELECTRE methods can be used for choice problem, ranking problem and sorting problem respectively. These methods are characterized by outranking relations and exploitation procedures. Different definitions of the outranking relations result in the difference of...

This paper performs an assessment of 41 agricultural biogas plants located in Austria to determine their relative performance in terms of economic, environmental, and social criteria and corresponding indicators. The comparison of these renewable energy conversion plants is based on two complementary analyses. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) was conducted to provide measures of radial efficienc...

Evaluating and comparing the threats and vulnerabilities associated with territorial zones according to multiple criteria (industrial activity, population, etc.) can be a timeconsuming task and often requires the participation of several stakeholders. Rather than a direct evaluation of these zones, building a risk assessment scale and using it in a formal procedure permits to automate the asses...

The size and capacity of Data Centers (DCs) is growing at a rapid pace to meet the increased demand of data processing and storage capacity requested by a digital information society. Since DCs are infrastructures that have large energy consumption, there is a need to change their design approach to make them more efficient and more environment friendly. This research was motivated by the plann...