scholarly journals Multi-Criteria Framework for Selection of City-Wide Sanitation Solutions in Coastal Towns in Northern Angola

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5627
Author(s):  
Rita Ventura Matos ◽  
Filipa Ferreira ◽  
Liliana Alves ◽  
Elsa Ramos ◽  
Lucrécio Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Decision Aiding ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Treatment Alternatives

In this paper, an expedited multi-criteria decision analysis framework, capable of tackling several dimensions for the choice of sanitation services, at an early planning stage is presented. The approach combines geographic information systems aided analysis for onsite solutions, with a multi-criteria decision analysis tool capable of suggesting and ranking several viable offsite treatment alternatives, according to the desired criteria. The framework was applied to four coastal cities in Northern Angola, one of the sub-Saharan countries of the west coast of Africa, thus obtaining an indication for city-wide solutions, as an aid to achieve the goal of ensuring full sanitation coverage in those four locations. It included possible onsite collection and storage interfaces, namely Ventilated Improved Pit latrines, fossa alterna, septic tanks or conventional sewer systems. The study also contributed to an informed decision regarding optimal offsite treatment facility type, namely based on dedicated or combined wastewater and faecal sludge treatment (co-treatment), as well as different options for locations and sanitation technologies. Alternatives were compared and ranked according to ten main criteria concerning social, economic, technological and environmental aspects. This work helped demonstrate the usefulness of decision-aiding tools in the multi-stakeholder and complex context of sanitation in a developing country.

Productivity improvement in solid waste recycling centres through lean implementation aided by multi-criteria decision analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1480-1499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Tortorella ◽  
Glauco Silva ◽  
Lucila M.S. Campos ◽  
Cassiano Pizzeta ◽  
Amanda Latosinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Lean Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Lean Practices

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate, through a comparative analysis, the applicability of lean manufacturing practices, such as value stream mapping (VSM), for productivity improvement in recycling centres (RCs) aided by multi-criteria decision analysis. Design/methodology/approach The study is carried out in five RCs that sort the municipal solid waste of Porto Alegre, one of the main cities in Brazil. Since all of the centres present their labour composed by poor communities’ members, cultural and social characteristics may represent an incremental challenge for lean implementation. Further, these centres are organised in cooperatives, in which decisions are taken through a participatory way and all their members are entitled to vote, undermining and retarding the decision-making process. Findings The integration of a multi-criteria decision-making tool to the lean practices enables the prioritisation of improvements, complementing the final stage of VSM. In particular, this contribution becomes especially important in cooperatives managed by community, where decisions are often complex and time-consuming. Finally, despite the increasing pressure for better performance of RCs, the existent mindset is still far from the private sector, where lean practices were conceived. Further, the findings suggest that, despite processes similarities, it is not feasible to declare the existence of a one-best practice to such scenario. Originality/value In theoretical terms, the authors demonstrate through a multi-case study the adequacy of analytic hierarchy process as a decision analysis tool complementary to the VSM, enabling a broader perspective about this subject. Concerning the practical contribution, the comprehension of the adaptation needs for lean practices implementation within the production context of solid waste RCs provides a framework with guidelines for this sector, when incorporating lean activities. Lean practitioners and eventual municipal authorities involved in improving productivity of community-managed RCs might benefit from this framework, since they will be able to emphasise the development of recommended and already tested lean practices that tend to improve their operational performance.

scholarly journals Application of multi-criteria decision analysis tool for design of a sustainable micro-grid for a remote village in the Himalayas

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (13) ◽  
pp. 2108-2113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Kumar ◽  
Bikash Sah ◽  
Yan Deng ◽  
Xiangning He ◽  
Praveen Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Micro Grid

scholarly journals Stakeholder driven development of a multi-criteria decision analysis tool for purchasing off-patent pharmaceuticals in Kuwait

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Hadi Abdullah ◽  
Anke-Peggy Holtorf ◽  
Maryam Al-Hussaini ◽  
Jacinthe Lemay ◽  
Maryam Alowayesh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis

scholarly journals Developing a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Tool to Support the Adoption of Evidence-Based Child Maltreatment Prevention Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1059-1064
Author(s):  
Gracelyn Cruden ◽  
Leah Frerichs ◽  
Byron J. Powell ◽  
Paul Lanier ◽  
C. Hendricks Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Child Maltreatment Prevention

scholarly journals Spatial Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Tool Suite for Consensus-Based Siting of Renewable Energy Structures

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (03) ◽  
pp. 1840003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Hanssen ◽  
Roel May ◽  
Jiska van Dijk ◽  
Jan Ketil Rød
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Decision Strategies ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Stakeholder Interests ◽  
Decision Making Processes

Expansion of renewable energy development causes concerns which traditional land-use planning may have limited capacity to address adequately. The complexity and multiplicity of scales, criteria and actors involved in decision-making processes requires a holistic approach that captures the variety in stakeholder interests. Reaching consensus across interests ensures democratic and cost-effective decision-making processes. The Consensus-based Siting (ConSite) tool suite was developed for optimal siting of onshore wind-power plants and routing of high-voltage power lines considering stakeholder interests. ConSite is based on the operational steps of spatial multi-criteria decision analysis using a bottom-up holistic approach. Its spatially explicit graphical user interface allows for a high level of stakeholder involvement and includes inherent capabilities of scenario modelling. ConSite thereby helps to structure decision problems, balance conflicting interests and identify relevant decision strategies based on risk assessment and trade-off analysis. ConSite visualises the spatial consequences of implementing various decision strategies and balancing site-specific conflict levels with energy production potential.

Human health assessment for remediation technologies (HEART): a multi-criteria decision analysis tool

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-200
Author(s):  
Atousa Soltani ◽  
Roberta Dyck ◽  
Navid Hossaini ◽  
Asish Mohapatra ◽  
Kasun Hewage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Analysis
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