scholarly journals Strategic Planning Based on Sustainability for Urban Transportation: An Application to Decision-Making

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Hamurcu ◽  
Tamer Eren
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Making ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Transportation Projects ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Public transportation is one of the main goals of a developing city. This topic includes not only administrators, but also city residents and the environment, with economic, environmental, and social factors. This paper presents a multicriteria decision-making process for prioritizing alternative public transportation projects in Kırıkkale, considering the urban type of a developing city. It outlines three planned projects for improvement: “electric municipality bus”, “light rail system”, and the “modernization of existing vehicles and network optimization”. In this study, we use the analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal situation (TOPSIS) application to prioritize transportation projects using economic, social, transportation, and environmental sub-criteria. The aim of this study is to select the most suitable project, based on sustainability, for more urban livability in Kırıkkale city. In the strategic decision-making process, the weights of each sustainability criteria have been determined using analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The fuzzy TOPSIS method has been applied for ranking the proposed alternative projects for Kırıkkale. Finally, the analytic decision process results are compared, and the electric municipality bus is selected as the best project alternative. The results of this study can not only offer a solution for current needs related to urban planning, but also ensure as a more transparent decision-making process for developing sustainability in developing cities in the near future.

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 Barriers to Corporate Social Responsibility: perceptions of a leading non-governmental organization

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-22
Author(s):  
Diego Valério de Godoy Delmonico ◽  
Hugo Henrique dos Santos ◽  
Octaviano Rojas Luiz ◽  
João Victor Rojas Luiz ◽  
Bárbara Stolte Bezerra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Multicriteria Decision ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Purpose – This paper aims to identify the main barriers to the development of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the view of a leading Non-governmental Organization (NGO). The proposed methodology evaluates the importance attached to different classes of barriers to CSR from a privileged perspective of a Brazilian NGO. Theoretical framework – This research was based on the current theory of barriers to CSR initiatives and multicriteria decision making. Design/methodology/approach – The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used for the assessment and prioritization of barriers to CSR through expert opinion. Ranking stability was tested by sensitivity analysis of the assigned weights. Findings – The results indicate that the main barrier is the lack of top management commitment. By contrast, the least determinant barriers were the lack of social auditing, diversity, and customer awareness. Originality/value – The article contributes by extending the application of multiple-criteria decision-making methods to CSR and evaluating the relative importance of the barriers. This study also offers empirical results that extend the discussion on barriers to social responsibility, guiding managers and decision makers who lead CSR initiatives in organizations to understand which barriers should be overcome, and where to spend managerial effort on. Keywords - Analytic hierarchy process; Multicriteria decision making; CSR; Non-governmental organizations; Sustainable development.

scholarly journals Seleção de financiamento para aquisição de aeronaves: Uma aplicação do método de análise hierárquica (AHP)

TRANSPORTES ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Ronaldo Granemann ◽  
Ivan Ricardo Gartner
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Model Stability ◽  
Multicriteria Methods ◽  
Qualitative Variables ◽  
Hierarchy Process

<p>A escolha do financiamento para aquisição de aeronaves nas companhias aéreas brasileiras é um problema crucial e complexo. É crucial, pois exerce grande influência na estrutura de capitais da empresa. E é complexo por envolver a analise de uma ampla gama de variáveis quantitativas e qualitativas. Este tipo de problema requer o uso de métodos multicritérios que conjuguem as diferentes variáveis que interagem no processo decisório. Neste estudo foi aplicado o método AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) na classificação das alternativas de financiamento disponíveis para a aquisição de aeronaves. Ao final do trabalho, foi realizada uma ampla análise de sensibilidade dos resultados alcançados, visando a determinação da estabilidade do modelo a variações nos julgamentos dos decisores.</p><p>ABSTRACT</p><p>The choice of the finaancing system for aircraft acquisition for Brazilian airlines companies is a fundamental and complex problem. It is fundamental for Brazilian companies because it affects their capital structure and it is complex because it involves a large number of quantitative and qualitative variables. The solution of this problem requires the use of multicriteria methods that are able to combine variables of distinct nature for supporting the decision making process. In this paper, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is adopted for rating the £inancing alternatives for aircraft acquisition. In order to veri£y the model stability, a sentitivity analysis was then carried out based on the model results.</p>

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