A Z-number is very powerful in describing imperfect information, in which fuzzy numbers are
paired such that the partially reliable information is properly processed. During a decision …

Supply chain risk management research has mainly mistreated the important of
sustainability issues. Moreover, there is little knowledge about sustainable management of …

Because of the possible harmful effects of construction equipment on the environment,
evaluation of them can be considered as a helpful activity to move toward the sustainability …

One of the important activities of a company that can increase its competitiveness is market
segment evaluation and selection (MSE/MSS). We can usually consider MSE/MSS as a …

Nothing lasts forever and so is the life of engineering systems. The consequence of failures
of engineering system ranges from minor inconvenience to significant economic loss and …

In the past two decades, the consumption of fossil fuels worldwide has significantly
increased, resulting in shortages of energy sources, increasing energy prices and …

Abstract The development of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) has contributed to the alleviation
of environmental pollution in the transportation sector. Although NEVs have some …

Batch splitting is an effective means to improve production efficiency. This paper integrates
batch splitting into flexible assembly job shop scheduling problem. Complex manufacturing …

In this paper, we proposed a defuzzification using minimizer of the distance between the two
fuzzy numbers. Then, we obtain the nearest point with respect to a fuzzy numbers and by …

Supplier selection is one of the most critical activities of purchasing management in a supply
chain because of the key role of supplier's performance in achieving the objectives of a …