The construction industry is plagued by occupational risky situations and poor working
conditions. Occupational risk assessment (ORA) on workplace sites is the first and key step …

Multi-criteria group decision making (MCGDM) aims to support preference-based decision
over the available alternatives that are characterized by multiple criteria in a group. To …

Construction risk management processes necessarily rely on subjective assessments and
heuristic rules. Historic data are desirable, but rarely are available due to the unique nature …

The application of type-2 fuzzy logic to the problem of automated quality control in sound
speaker manufacturing is presented in this paper. Traditional quality control has been done …

Cognition-driven decision support system (DSS) has been recognized as a paradigm in the
research and development of business intelligence (BI). Cognitive decision support aims to …

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of currently known applications of
computing with words (CWW) in risk assessment. It is largely grouped into the following 5 …

This chapter consists of two parts: the first part describes existing approaches to handling
risk and uncertainty and points out their limitations, whereas the second part introduces a …

Much research on knowledge discovery in database (KDD) merely pays attention to data
mining, one of many interacting steps in the process of discovering previously unknown and …

It is commonsense that people do express, think, reason, and make decision directly using
linguistic terms in natural language rather than using numerical quantification. How to …

Health and safety indicators help mine sites predict the likelihood of an event, advance
initiatives to control risks, and track progress. Although useful to encourage individuals …