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...

The decision data of human judgments with preferences are often vague in many real life cases. Human judgments with preferences are often unclear and hard to estimate by exact numerical values. So that the traditional ways of using crisp values are inadequate. The relationship among criteria and choosing and rating alternatives based on criterion are often expressed in terms of linguistic terms...

In multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) methods, the analytic network process (ANP) is used to overcome the problems of interdependence and feedback between criteria or alternatives. The ANP method currently deals with normalization in the supermatrix by assuming each cluster has equal weight. Although the method to normalize the supermatrix is easy, it ignores the different effects among ...

The Malaysian palm oil is an important source of social development and economic growth in the country. Nevertheless, it has been accused conducting unsustainable practices that may affect sustainability this industry. Thus, study aims to identify level crude (CPO) production. Environmental impacts were assessed using International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standardized life cycle ...

DEMATEL method is a methodology to deal with complex systems. Its core process visualize structurally the graphical interrelation among some critical factors known as most important affecting on performance or decision making issues. The initial direct influence matrix in would be assessed by integer scale of 0,1,2,3,4 for "no influence" , "low influence", "medium "high and "very high respectiv...

Recent international scientific studies have described the current situation regarding CO2 emissions and provided evidence of its catastrophic short- medium-term consequences. The implementation solutions a more sustainable nature to reduce mitigate this is becoming increasingly urgent. To end, integration multi-dimension life cycle assessment into design process buildings can help support deci...

supplier evaluation and selection is complex which caused by the dynamic and fuzzy environment. current mcdm methods do not consider the nature of the environment that can affect the process of evaluation and ranking. the aim of this study is to propose a dynamic fuzzy hybrid mcdm method for evaluation, ranking and selection. the proposed method employs fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (fahp) f...

to the study and the institute’s ethics committee approved the study protocol. Predialysis blood samples were taken on a midweek session to assess biochemical parameters, including glucose, insulin, CRP, total and HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and apolipoproteins A and B. We estimated HOMA-IR (Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance) according to the formula: fasting glucose (mmol...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the sustainability cattle systems in South Western Europe by combining life cycle assessment (LCSA) with feed-food competition and economic robustness. We studied three using different proportions semi-natural pasture, producing either only beef or milk beef, i.e. a dairy system Holstein breed lowlands France <5% total land used being pastures (HolSy)...