Spare parts management is a function of maintenance management that aims to support
maintenance activities, giving real-time information on the available quantities of each spare …

The notion of fuzzy subsets was introduced by LA Zadeh (1965) and it was generalised to
intuitionistic fuzzy subsets by K. Atanassov [1]. After the invention of intuitionistic fuzzy …

Criticality is considered as a fundamental category of production planning, maintenance
process planning and management. The criticality assessment of machines and devices can …

Selection of a location for a potential hospital is a strategic issue and often decides the fate
of such a facility. It is thus important to evaluate the locations from multiple dimensions …

In this paper, an AHP model was used for determining the optimal method and the most
efficient methodologies of lean manufacturing and six sigma in various industries based on …

Morphometric analysis of watersheds based on morphometric parameters is the most widely
accepted method for watershed prioritization. However, traditional methods adopted for …

Objectives Hospitals as integrated parts of the wide-ranging health care systems have
dominant focus on health care provision to meet, maintain and promote people's health …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a flexible and extensible model for the
classification of suppliers, within the purchasing guidelines and market trends of an Italian …

Decisions in child protection and child welfare, for example removal decisions, are made
under uncertainty. This chapter provides an overview of decision making theory and …

Traffic accidents are a great concern in traffic safety since they unexpectedly and sometimes
unavoidably cause fatal and non-fatal injuries, or material damage. The causes of traffic …