AHP Based Technology Selection for Emerging Industry

2014 ◽  
Vol 484-485 ◽  
pp. 438-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Ye Zhang
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Technology Selection ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Primary Products ◽  
Factor Evaluation ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Technology Industries ◽  
High Technology Industries

Selecting the promising technologies to incorporate in new products is challenging for enterprises, especially for those who compete in emerging high-technology industries. By integrating external factor evaluation (EFE) and internal factor evaluation (IFE) matrix, this study proposes a new technology selection method. The proposed framework is applied to a real technology selection problem faced by a bio-technology enterprise in the context of Chinas economic, political and social environment. Two major aspects and 24 external/internal factors are determined. This study uses analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method to sort the information and derives weights of each criterion. Empirical results indicate that the candidate technology is promising, and shall be developed as one of the enterprises primary products.

scholarly journals Selección de Alternativas para el Suministro de Gas Natural en Colombia empleando el Proceso Analítico Jerárquico

Ingeniería ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Becerra Fernández ◽  
Ricardo Rodriguez Yee
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Technology Selection ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Gas Consumption ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Gas Supply ◽  
Selection Of

Context: Colombia consumes natural gas in different sectors, especially in the ones that are residential and vehicular transport. Gas consumption serves as backup for power generation in situations of reduced hydroelectric capacity. Nowadays, gas reserve levels have been reduced and it is essential to ensure the uninterrupted supply of the resource. To achieve such objective, there are some alternatives which are difficult to implement at the same time, given the limited financial budget and implementation times that they demanded. In this way, several studies have advanced in the application of models to prioritize alternatives for both supplying power and reducing emissions in the generation, especially regarding the evaluation of energy sources and technology selection for supply.Method: The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) based in the Delphi method to define preferences according to the experts judgment, was applied to evaluate the selection of alternatives supply of natural gas in Colombia, considering technical, environmental and social criteria, which is reliable and policy oriented to guarantee supply of resources in the country.Results: Once the model was applied, we evaluated the criteria and alternatives for infrastructure to support gas supply, finding that reliability is the most relevant criterion as well as alternative of building the ‘Regasification Pacific Plant’ followed by the construction of the ‘Buenaventura-Cali pipeline’ and the ‘Storage Plant in Bogotá'.Conclusions: As the results indicate, in Colombia efforts should be focus on imports of the resource through the construction of regasification plants and pipelines to facilitate transport inland to demand points. The latter may help decision makers facing various alternatives to ensure the supply of this resource, which is relevant to various economic sectors, including generation of electricity in the country.Language: Spanish

A grey approach to site selection for nursing homes: An extension of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yun Fan ◽  
Zhigeng Fang ◽  
Sifeng Liu ◽  
Jun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Layer System ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Grey Number ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The construction of more nursing homes has become one of the most needed pension services in China, and the issue of site selection is one of the most important steps in their construction. The problem of site selection for nursing homes is a complex system engineering problem that involves not only economic interests but also social interests. Due to the limitations of human thinking in the evaluation process, the evaluation value of a nursing home site might be an interval grey number. Moreover, the evaluation indicator system for nursing home locations is a two-layer system that has been neglected in the literature. Therefore, the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process is extended to a new grey approach, i.e., the grey analytic hierarchy process, which can solve the evaluation problems for a two-layer indicator system under an interval grey environment. By constructing a three-point interval grey number, grey evaluation criteria are given to obtain a judgment matrix for interval grey numbers. Definitions of the initial weights, nongreyness weights and integrated weights are proposed to find the best evaluation object. Finally, the effectiveness of the method proposed by this paper is verified by comparative analyses of other grey methods.

scholarly journals Classification of R&D infrastructure models in basic business incubators technology in the state of Paraná

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Vítor Felipe e Silva de Oliveira Nery
Keyword(s):  
Technological Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The State ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Development Models ◽  
Basic Infrastructure ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Support for the development of new technology-based business is a major challenge in Brazil. One reason is the change of the paradigm of an economy based on supply of commodities to an economy of developing and offering technology. In this environment, business incubators are presented as a key player in this process. However, incubators lack of infrastructure available for the technological development of products, as entrepreneurs begin to demand something beyond basic infrastructure. This article aims to classify research and development infrastructure models, based on the degree of importance earned by entrepreneurs belonging to incubators of technology-based companies in the state of Parana. An extensive literature review identified seven research infrastructure development models and discrete manufacturing products. These models were then classified by their features and practices. Following, a hierarchy was built, using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Based on this hierarchy, an electronic questionnaire was designed and it was applied to 115 entrepreneurs belonging to 15 incubators of technology-based company, all located in the state of Parana. The responses were used for the construction of the weights of criteria based on the characteristics and analyzed practices. Finally, seven models were classified according to the AHP, providing incubator managers with the best options of laboratory models, according to the characteristics and needs.

Determining the Overall Value of Implemented New Technology in Transportation: Integrated Multiple Objective-Attribute Methodology

2000 ◽  
Vol 1739 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Mattingly ◽  
R. Jayakrishnan ◽  
Michael G. McNally
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Function Technique ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Transportation Projects ◽  
Institutional Issues ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
Operational Test ◽  
Field Operational Test ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Two existing techniques are integrated and a methodology for evaluating transportation projects, especially complex projects that involve new technologies, is created. While integrating the multiattribute value function technique with the analytic hierarchy process, a new scaling approach is introduced through use of a linear scaling proxy. Additionally, the approach identifies an overall worth for a project. This overall worth provides decision makers with a quantitative value they can use to compare different projects or to estimate and compare hypothetical results. The methodology is demonstrated in a sample problem. The methodology’s application to the Anaheim field operational test is then described. Often, evaluations fail to look at all the potential areas a project may affect. This methodology simplifies the process for including institutional issues in the final results of an evaluation.

Prioritization criteria for enterprise resource planning systems selection for civil construction companies: a multicriteria approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 855-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirian Picinini Méxas ◽  
Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas ◽  
Helder Gomes Costa
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Criteria Importance ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Technology Specialists

In this study, as a first step, a set of criteria and subcriteria was proposed for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems selection for companies in the civil construction industry that is based on a review of the literature concerning the application of multicriteria models for evaluating ERP systems. Subsequently, after validation of these criteria by a group of information technology specialists, a field survey was developed based on the administration of a questionnaire and the use of the analytic hierarchy process. This survey enabled us to perform an analysis of the judgment consistency of the 11 respondents who participated in this study and to capture their perceptions of criteria importance. The survey revealed that respondents considered the software criterion to be the most important and showed the importance of subcriteria within groups of criteria, which greatly contributed to the decision-making process in ERP systems selection.

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