Multi-criteria analysis via the VIKOR method for prioritizing land-use restraint strategies in the Tseng-Wen reservoir watershed

It is important to adopt proper water and soil conservation and land-use planning in a watershed for lowering adverse impacts on reservoir water quality. Although reservoir watersheds occupy a large amount of land in Taiwan, high population density has exerted development pressures on such land. Therefore, the priority ranking of land-use restrictions for the subdivisions with different degrees of environmental vulnerability is necessary in watershed management. Since there are several criteria for evaluating the potential environmental impact from the subdivisions, multi-criteria analysis was applied as a technique for solving these problems in this study. The VIKOR method was applied to determine the best feasible solution according to the selected criteria, including geographical and meteorological factors. The objective of this study was to establish the priority ranking of land-use restrictions in the Tseng-Wen reservoir wastershed in southern Taiwan. The results show that subdivisions close to the outlet or reservoir area should have the priority of land-use restrictions.     

A sustainability approach for selecting maintenance strategy

Appropriate maintenance can prolong the life of an asset and prevent costly breakdowns that may result in lost production, failed shipping schedules and a decline in customer satisfaction. The goal of this study was to present a comprehensive framework that utilises sustainability metrics based on social, environmental and economic criteria to select an appropriate maintenance strategy among a variety of maintenance strategy alternatives, such as preventive, failure-based, reliability-centred, condition-based and total productive maintenance strategies, for a manufacturing company. The sustainability-based approach may significantly influence the personnel, energy, material and the overall costs in a company. In the first step of this paper, a sustainability-based decision-making structure is proposed for the maintenance strategy selection problem applying the concept of factor analysis to determine the leading factors in each of the sustainability pillars. In the next step, a fuzzy VIKOR framework is used to select the most appropriate maintenance strategy. The provided approach is illustrated using a manufacturing industry case study.     

基于VIKOR法的潍坊市水资源承载力综合评价

水资源承载力综合评价通常涉及到社会、经济、资源和环境等多种因素的影响.多准则妥协解排序法（VIKOR）可协调处理多种因素间的相互关系,是评价城市水资源承载力的有效手段之一.本文利用VIKOR法对潍坊市水资源承载力进行综合评价,通过构建水资源承载力综合评价指标体系,利用CRITIC法计算权重,标准化数据并进行分析计算和排序,以利益比率Q_i作为综合评价值,Q_i值越小,表明水资源承载力越高.结果发现,在2008-2017年,潍坊市水资源承载力综合评价值呈下降趋势,从2008年的0.7378下降至2017年的0.0000,表明潍坊市水资源承载力稳步提高.通过分析潍坊市水资源承载力各子系统的变化趋势发现,潍坊市水资源承载能力依然有较大的提升空间.通过对2017年潍坊市各市、区、县水资源承载力进行对比可知,诸城市、青州市、安丘市和临朐县综合评价值较低,分别为0、0.1645、0.2267和0.2503,说明水资源承载力较高;潍城区、坊子区、寒亭区和奎文区综合评价值较高,分别为0.3475、0.4739、0.5938和0.9131,说明水资源承载力较低.表明潍坊市部分地区产业结构和布局与水资源条件不相匹配,水资源开发利用水平超出当地水资源承载力.     

A framework for resilience assessment in process systems using a fuzzy hybrid MCDM model

Resilience engineering (RE) has recently emerged as a novel safety management paradigm in socio-technical organizations. It is believed that RE is more compatible with the characteristics of complex socio-technical systems. The multicriteria nature and the presence of both qualitative and quantitative latent factors make RE substantially more complex especially in quantifying and modeling aspects. To address this issue, the present research aims to develop a fuzzy hybrid multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) model for quantifying and evaluating resilience using the fuzzy Analytic hierarchy process (F-AHP) and fuzzy VIKOR (F-VIKOR) techniques. Initially, an evaluation framework including six resilience indicators and 43 sub-indicators was established. Afterward, the F-AHP method was used to determine the weight of the resilience indicators, while the F-VIKOR method was employed to rank the resilience performance of the different operational units. To present the model capability, we evaluated the resilience of a gas refinery as a typical instance of socio-technical systems. The findings revealed the performance level of resilience indicators in all units of the studied refinery and their ranking based on the computation of the index value (Qi). With respect to the Qi values, the best and worst performance of units from the resilience perspective was specified. Results indicate that the proposed model can serve as an effective evaluation approach in complicated systems and can be used to effectively design strategies to improve system safety performance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that evaluates the resilience using the VIKOR and AHP in a fuzzy environment in the process industry.     

城市轨道交通系统组元脆弱性评价研究

为有效降低城市轨道交通系统的脆弱性,在脆弱性理论的基础上,界定城市轨道交通系统组元脆弱性的概念与内涵,并将其影响因素划分为人员、设备与环境3个指标组。整合DEMATEL、ANP与模糊VIKOR这3种系统分析评价方法,构建集成DEMATEL-ANP-FVIKOR方法的城市轨道交通系统组元脆弱性评价模型,并通过对北京地铁典型车站的评价来验证该评价模型的有效性。研究结果表明,该评价模型切实可行,能够对城市轨道交通系统组元脆弱性进行有效量化评价分析。     

基于CW-VIKOR法的电梯运行状况安全评估

为对曳引式电梯的状态进行评估,在VIKOR法的基础上,通过对电梯故障类型进行数理统计,构建相关性较强的电梯运行状况评估体系;同时将简洁高效的BWM法和表示指标相关性的CRITIC法相结合,并引入距离函数优化分配系数的方式构建组合赋权法(CW),从而确定电梯安全指标权重,并将电梯指标各安全等级的临界值作为电梯安全等级的理想值作为VIKOR法中待评估电梯的比较对象的一部分。以利益比率Qi为电梯运行状况的评估值,确定电梯运行状况安全评估等级;最后,通过5组曳引式电梯的实例验证基于CW-VIKOR法的有效性和可行性,评估结果显示与电梯实际安全状况相一致。研究结果表明:该方法对电梯运行状况进行安全评估具有一定的可行性和参考价值。     

基于单值中智集VIKOR的应急群体决策方法

针对在突发事件应急决策中,属性权重信息完全未知且决策信息以单值中智集形式给出的多属性群体决策问题,提出1种基于多准则妥协解排序的应急群体决策方法。利用中智熵确定属性权重,基于单值中智数模糊性测度确定专家权重,利用单值中智集加权平均算子集结群体信息;将VIKOR方法扩展到单值中智数环境下,对备选方案进行排序择优;最后,通过1个应急突发事件案例验证决策方法的可行性和有效性。     

基于改进VIKOR的黄姜皂素生产工艺评价

为了对黄姜皂素产业主要生产工艺进行综合分析,找出最优生产工艺,建立了基于博弈论组合赋权的多准则妥协解排序(VIKOR)黄姜皂素生产工艺评价模型.首先,利用熵值法对原始数据进行分析,确定各评估准则的客观权重;然后,通过博弈论模型对主客观权重进行科学化组合,得到综合权重;最后,将该模型运用在黄姜皂素产业主要生产工艺的评价上,得到了4种生产工艺的综合排序.研究结果表明:博弈论组合赋权的VIKOR模型对4种生产工艺的评估结果与利用其他评估模型所得结果一致,该模型能全面考虑各项评估准则及评估对象与最优工艺和最劣工艺的关系,评估过程更为科学、完整;同时,其计算过程简洁,提高了评估效率.     

Assessment of health-care waste disposal methods using a VIKOR-based fuzzy multi-criteria decision making method

Nowadays selection of the appropriate treatment method in health-care waste (HCW) management has become a challenge task for the municipal authorities especially in developing countries. Assessment of HCW disposal alternatives can be regarded as a complicated multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problem which requires consideration of multiple alternative solutions and conflicting tangible and intangible criteria. The objective of this paper is to present a new MCDM technique based on fuzzy set theory and VIKOR method for evaluating HCW disposal methods. Linguistic variables are used by decision makers to assess the ratings and weights for the established criteria. The ordered weighted averaging (OWA) operator is utilized to aggregate individual opinions of decision makers into a group assessment. The computational procedure of the proposed framework is illustrated through a case study in Shanghai, one of the largest cities of China. The HCW treatment alternatives considered in this study include “incineration”, “steam sterilization”, “microwave” and “landfill”. The results obtained using the proposed approach are analyzed in a comparative way.     

基于改进多准则妥协解排序(VIKOR)法的铁路应急预案评估研究

为解决铁路突发事件应急预案评估问题,改进多准则妥协解排序法(VIKOR),提出铁路应急预案新的评估方法。首先,在已有铁路应急预案评价指标研究基础上,从完整性、针对性、可操作性、联动性、经济性5个方面,重新对铁路应急预案评价指标进行分类。其次,运用基于熵的主客观赋权法求解权重,改进VIKOR法中权重参数的求解。最后,利用改进的VIKOR法,评估具有多层次评价指标体系结构的铁路突发事件应急预案。实例结果表明,用该方法评估铁路突发事件应急预案可得到理想结果。