Using Analytic Network Process in a Group Decision-Making for Supplier Selection

Sadeghi, Mohammadreza; Rashidzadeh, Mohammad ali; Soukhakian, Mohammad Ali

doi:10.15388/informatica.2012.378

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“…The fuzzy-based AHP approach is a more effective solution to solve MCDM related problems because of its powerful ability to deal with imprecise and uncertain data. Further, it supports decision makers to assign linguistic variables in the form of numeric values to express their judgment and has a possibility to incorporate the incomplete, unobtainable and unquantifiable information into the decision model in fuzzy environment [9][10][11][12]. Therefore, as of late, the trend and the number of papers in literature regarding the FAHP applications have increased.…”

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Application of extent analysis FAHP to determine the relative weights of evaluation indices for library website usability acceptance model

2019

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This study presents a novel approach for assessing and prioritising relative weights of the factors in order to reveal the level of each factors' contribution to the usability index system in the context of library websites. The inputs of experts in the related field were used to probe weights of seven key dimensions and 20 measuring items of library website usability. These factors covering both dimensions and measuring items were identified and validated from the authors' previous study. The study employed fuzzy theories along with the extent analysis fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) method with the expectation of scrutinising the relative importance of the criteria of interest while avoiding uncertainty, ambiguity, loss of data, and difficulties in assessment cycle. In order to maintain uniformity in expert consensus, triangular fuzzy numbers were used instead of linguistic values. The research findings revealed that the satisfaction was the most important dimension, while accessibility was considered the least important. In addition, the top 7 of the 20 measurement items investigated accounted for 49.37% of importance. The results indicate that more attention is needed in ensuring those websites are comfortable and fulfilled with clear information required for the users, while less time and effort can be given to readability and compatible capability considerations.

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Application of extent analysis FAHP to determine the relative weights of evaluation indices for library website usability acceptance model

2019

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“…Broad areas where ANP has been successfully employed include: selection of one alternative from many (for example, Gencer &Gurpinar, 2007, andSadeghi, Rashidzadeh, &Soukhakian, 2012, developed ANP model for supplier selection; Cheng & Li, 2004 -for contractor selection; Lin, 2010 -for personnel selection); resource allocation (Tripathi & Vidyarthi, 2015); total quality management (see Forman & Gass, 2001); public policy (see Saaty & Vargas, 2006); health care (Liberatore & Nydick, 2008); strategic planning (Buitrago & Lesmes, 2010;Saaty, 2009, b;Hosseini, Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Vahdan, Mousavi, & Kia, 2013), and others.…”

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Decision-Making under Uncertainty: A Heuristics Overview and the Analytic Network Process

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Andreichicova³

2019

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“…Bralla [ 13 ], Pahl et al [ 14 ], Krumenauer et al [ 15 ] and Furtado et al [ 16 ] provided an overview of design approaches, which ranges from design for excellence (DFX), design to weight (DTW), design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for reliability (DFR), that could be used in designing robotic end-effectors. They also emphasized that different concept alternatives capable of achieving the aforementioned design strategies need to be developed and evaluated using different decision techniques such as quality function development (QFD) and house of quality (HoQ) [ 17 ], weighted decision matrix (WDM) [ 18 ], analytical hierarchy process (AHP) [ 19 ] and analytical network process (ANP) [ 20 ]. However, this exercise required in ascertaining the best concept capable of meeting the aforementioned design strategies based on system design criteria and objectives are time-consuming, energy sapping and strenuous.…”

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A bio-inspired approach for the design of a multifunctional robotic end-effector customized for automated maintenance of a reconfigurable vibrating screen

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The development of a robotic-driven maintenance solution capable of automatically maintaining reconfigurable vibrating screen (RVS) machine when utilized in dangerous and hazardous underground mining environment has called for the design of a multifunctional robotic end-effector capable of carrying out all the maintenance tasks on the RVS machine. In view of this, the paper presents a bio-inspired approach which unfolds the design of a novel multifunctional robotic end-effector embedded with mechanical and control mechanisms capable of automatically maintaining the RVS machine. To achieve this, therblig and morphological methodologies (which classifies the motions as well as the actions required by the robotic end-effector in carrying out RVS machine maintenance tasks), obtained from a detailed analogy of how human being (i.e. a machine maintenance manager) will carry out different maintenance tasks on the RVS machine, were used to obtain the maintenance objective functions or goals of the multifunctional robotic end-effector as well as the maintenance activity constraints of the RVS machine that must be adhered to by the multifunctional robotic end-effector during the machine maintenance. The results of the therblig and morphological analyses of five (5) different maintenance tasks capture and classify one hundred and thirty-four (134) repetitive motions and fifty-four (54) functions required in automating the maintenance tasks of the RVS machine. Based on these findings, a worm–gear mechanism embedded with fingers extruded with a hexagonal shaped heads capable of carrying out the “gripping and ungrasping” and “loosening and bolting” functions of the robotic end-effector and an electric cylinder actuator module capable of carrying out “unpinning and hammering” functions of the robotic end-effector were integrated together to produce the customized multifunctional robotic end-effector capable of automatically maintaining the RVS machine. The axial forces ( and ), normal forces () and total load acting on the teeth of the worm–gear module of the multifunctional robotic end-effector during the gripping of worn-out or new RVS machine subsystems, which are 978.547, 1245.06 and 1016.406 N, respectively, were satisfactory. The nominal bending and torsional stresses acting on the shoulder of the socket module of the multifunctional robotic end-effector during the loosing and tightening of bolts, which are 1450.72 and 179.523 MPa, respectively, were satisfactory. The hammering and unpinning forces utilized by the electric cylinder actuator module of the multifunctional robotic end-effector during the unpinning and hammering of screen panel pins out of and into the screen panels were satisfactory.

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Using Analytic Network Process in a Group Decision-Making for Supplier Selection

Cited by 36 publications

References 46 publications

Application of extent analysis FAHP to determine the relative weights of evaluation indices for library website usability acceptance model

Application of extent analysis FAHP to determine the relative weights of evaluation indices for library website usability acceptance model

Decision-Making under Uncertainty: A Heuristics Overview and the Analytic Network Process

A bio-inspired approach for the design of a multifunctional robotic end-effector customized for automated maintenance of a reconfigurable vibrating screen

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