scholarly journals A Selection Approach for Optimized Problem-Solving Process by Grey Relational Utility Model and Multicriteria Decision Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Kun Ke ◽  
Mei-Yu Wu
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Utility Model ◽  
Multicriteria Decision ◽  
Selection Approach ◽  
Problem Solving Process ◽  
Grey Relational ◽  
Selection Order

In business enterprises, especially the manufacturing industry, various problem situations may occur during the production process. A situation denotes an evaluation point to determine the status of a production process. A problem may occur if there is a discrepancy between the actual situation and the desired one. Thus, a problem-solving process is often initiated to achieve the desired situation. In the process, how to determine an action need to be taken to resolve the situation becomes an important issue. Therefore, this work uses a selection approach for optimized problem-solving process to assist workers in taking a reasonable action. A grey relational utility model and a multicriteria decision analysis are used to determine the optimal selection order of candidate actions. The selection order is presented to the worker as an adaptive recommended solution. The worker chooses a reasonable problem-solving action based on the selection order. This work uses a high-tech company’s knowledge base log as the analysis data. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed selection approach is effective.

Research on Optimized Problem-Solving Solutions Selection of the Production Process

2013 ◽  
Vol 284-287 ◽  
pp. 3702-3706
Author(s):  
Chih Kun Ke
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Recommendation System ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Context Information ◽  
Utility Values ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Reasonable Solution ◽  
Problem Solving Process ◽  
Selection Order

In manufacturing industries, various problems may occur during the production process. A problem is a complex status which involves relevant context in working environments. A problem-solving process is often initiated to create a solution for achieving the desired status; in this process, determining how to obtain a solution from the various candidate solutions is an important issue. In such uncertain working environments, context information provides rich clues for problem-solving decision making. Therefore, this work uses a selection approach for an optimized problem-solving process to assist workers in choosing a reasonable solution. A context-based utility model explores the problem context information to obtain the candidate solutions’ actual utility values; a multi-criteria decision analysis uses the actual utility values to determine the optimal selection order of candidate solutions. The selection order is presented to the worker as an adaptive knowledge recommendation. The worker chooses a reasonable problem-solving solution based on the selection order. This paper uses a high-tech company’s knowledge base log as the analysis data. The experimental results show that the chosen approach to an optimized problem-solving solution selection is effective. The contribution of this research is in demonstrating a method which is easy to implement in a problem-solving knowledge recommendation system for selecting a reasonable solution.

EVALUATION OF ECO-EFFICIENCY BY MULTICRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS. CASE STUDY OF ECO-INNOVATED AND ECO-DESIGNED PRODUCTS FROM RECYCLABLE WASTE

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 1791-1804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Gavrilescu ◽  
Elena-Diana Comanita ◽  
Petronela Cozma ◽  
Isabela Maria Simion ◽  
Mihaela Rosca
Keyword(s):  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Multicriteria Decision

The Application of Multicriteria Decision Analysis Methods in Health Care: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 0272989X2110190
Author(s):  
Ilyas Khan ◽  
Liliane Pintelon ◽  
Harry Martin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Hybrid Methods ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Multicriteria Decision ◽  
Health Care Decision ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Care Decision

Objectives The main objectives of this article are 2-fold. First, we explore the application of multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods in different areas of health care, particularly the adoption of various MCDA methods across health care decision making problems. Second, we report on the publication trends on the application of MCDA methods in health care. Method PubMed was searched for literature from 1960 to 2019 in the English language. A wide range of keywords was used to retrieve relevant studies. The literature search was performed in September 2019. Articles were included only if they have reported an MCDA case in health care. Results and Conclusion The search yielded 8,318 abstracts, of which 158 fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were considered for further analysis. Hybrid methods are the most widely used methods in health care decision making problems. When it comes to single methods, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is the most widely used method followed by TOPSIS (technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution), multiattribute utility theory, goal programming, EVIDEM (evidence and value: impact on decision making), evidential reasoning, discrete choice experiment, and so on. Interestingly, the usage of hybrid methods has been high in recent years. AHP is most widely applied in screening and diagnosing and followed by treatment, medical devices, resource allocation, and so on. Furthermore, treatment, screening and diagnosing, medical devices, and drug development and assessment got more attention in the MCDA context. It is indicated that the application of MCDA methods to health care decision making problem is determined by the nature and complexity of the health care problem. However, guidelines and tools exist that assist in the selection of an MCDA method.

Organic syntheses greenness assessment with multicriteria decision analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Tobiszewski ◽  
Witold Przychodzeń ◽  
Marta Bystrzanowska ◽  
Maria Jolanta Milewska
Keyword(s):  
Green Chemistry ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Multicriteria Decision ◽  
Organic Syntheses

Green chemistry requires the metrics system that are comprehensive by the criteria included and simple in application at the same time. We propose the application of multicriteria decision analysis for...

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