Despite the fact that the potential of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) to overcome a
variety of problems in mining and mineral processing has been widely recognised, no …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed literature review of the recent
applications of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and analytic network process (ANP) …

Environmental managers are commonly faced with sophisticated decisions, such as
choosing the location of a new facility subject to multiple conflicting criteria. This paper …

As a vast country with average solar radiation of 4.5 kW-hours per square meter, Iran enjoys
a very high potentiality for initiating and utilizing solar systems and, in particular, electricity …

This paper develops an integrated framework to evaluate land suitability for wind farm siting
that combines multi-criteria analysis (MCA) with geographical information systems (GIS); an …

Multicriteria analyses (MCAs) are used to make comparative assessments of alternative
projects or heterogeneous measures and allow several criteria to be taken into account …

In this paper the Analytic Network Process (ANP) is applied to select the best location for the
construction of a municipal solid waste (MSW) plant in the Metropolitan area of Valencia …

Site selection for companies is a complex and unstructured problem that must be analyzed
carefully and properly, since a localization error could drive to bankrupt. This problem has …

Lightweight foam concrete is a cementitious cellular solid with a series of functional
properties. Its non-structural applications potentially permit a high-volume inclusion of …

This study proposes an integrated analytical framework for effective management of project
risks using combined multiple criteria decision-making technique and decision tree analysis …