scholarly journals Dimensionamento de redes de distribuição de água por meio de análise multicriterial

Revista DAE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 221 (68) ◽  
pp. 118-130
Author(s):  
Bruno Melo Brentan ◽  
Gustavo Meirelles Lima ◽  
Antonio Carlos Zuffo ◽  
Edevar Luvizotto Junior
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Water Distribution Network ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Expansion Capacity ◽  
Hierarchy Process

O dimensionamento de redes de distribuição de água (RDAs) é feito para que as restrições operacionais de velo- cidade e pressão se mantenham dentro de limites que garantam a eficiência operacional. Assim, buscam-se as tubulações de menor custo para que essas condições sejam satisfeitas. Entretanto, ao adotar essa prática, ou- tras características da rede podem ser afetadas negativamente, como sua resiliência e capacidade de expansão. Dessa forma, este trabalho apresenta um estudo de caso em que a análise multicriterial é utilizada para realizar o dimensionamento de uma RDA. Primeiramente, um mapa cognitivo é feito para identificar os principais cri- térios a serem considerados na solução do problema. Em seguida, o método Delphi é usado em conjunto com o Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) para determinar os pesos relativos de cada critério. Por fim, três diferentes métodos de análise multicritérios são utilizados para a solução do problema: AHP, Electre e Promethee. Palavras-chave: Rede de distribuição. Otimização. Análise multicritério. Abstract The design of water distribution networks (WDNs) is made to match velocity and pressure constraints that guaran- tee operational efficiency. Thus, pipes with lower cost are selected to attend these conditions. However, this proce- dure can harm other characteristics of the network, as for example its resilience and expansion capacity. Therefore, this paper presents a case study in which the multicriterial analysis is used to design a WDN. First, a cognitive map is built to identify the main criteria to be considered during the design process. Then, the Delphi method is used jointly with the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to define the relative weights of each criteria. Finally, three different methods for multicriterial analysis are used to solve the problem: AHP, Electre and Promethee. Keywords: Water distribution network. Optimization. Multicriterial analysis.

scholarly journals User needs elicitation via analytic hierarchy process (AHP). A case study on a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Pecchia ◽  
Jennifer L Martin ◽  
Angela Ragozzino ◽  
Carmela Vanzanella ◽  
Arturo Scognamiglio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Ct Scanner ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Integrated Quality Function Deployment as a Tool for Quality Achievement in Healthcare

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chintala Venkateswarlu ◽  
A. K. Birru
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Direct Evaluation ◽  
Quality Function ◽  
Model Combining ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Quality function deployment (QFD) is a methodology that extracts client demands (CDs) and inducting them in the final service/product. Once CDs are extracted from client the traditional QFD approach uses absolute importance to identify the degree of importance for each CD. Direct evaluation of CDs based on absolute weighting without tradeoffs is easy to perform, but may lead to serious deviations from reality. An alternative to avoid this problem is to adopt the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach. In this paper, an integrated model combining AHP and QFD has been delineated as a quality achievement tool in healthcare. A case study is performed on the healthcare services provided by government general hospital, Indore District, Madhya Pradesh, India and data has been analyzed to benchmark the proposed framework by computing the degree of relative importance for CDs through AHP and incorporating them in subsequent deployment matrices.

scholarly journals Аn example of different AHP structuring in a forest management problem

2016 ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
Milena Lakicevic ◽  
Bojan Srdjevic ◽  
Ivaylo Velichkov ◽  
Zorica Srdjevic
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Evaluation Procedure ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Management Problem ◽  
Consistency Check ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The paper investigates how different hierarchy structuring in analytic hierarchy process (AHP) may affect the final results in the decision-making process. This problem is analyzed in a case study of the Rila monastery forest stands in Bulgaria. There were three similar and mutually overlapped hierarchies defined. A decision maker evaluated all of them and after analyzing final results and consistency performance, he selected and revised the most appropriate hierarchy structure. Consistency check assisted in detecting the judgments which have strongly violated evaluation procedure. These mistakes are interpreted as a consequence of a large number of required pair-wise comparisons. The paper emphases the importance of properly defining hierarchy structure and recommends using consistency analysis as a guide and not as a directive for the revision of judgments.

scholarly journals Multi-criteria supplier selection using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process: case study from a Brazilian railway operator

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Barbosa de Santis ◽  
Leonardo Golliat ◽  
Eduardo Pestana de Aguiar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The supplier selection problem has been discussed in literature within the supply chain management subject and it is extremely important due to its impact on the entire supply chain configuration, strategy and performance. This work presents a decision model based on the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process method and its application in a real case of maintenance supplier selection in a large Brazilian railway operator. Eight criteria were adopted - technical capacity, financial status, relationship, operations management, security management, infrastructure, historic performance and costs - for evaluating five potential suppliers. In the case study, both first and second ranked suppliers by the method have been selected by the company for providing the services and the model was adopted as a standard procedure within the organization for contracts over US$ 300,000.

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