Despite the importance of multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques for constructing
effective decision models, there are many criticisms due to the occurrence of a problem …

The probabilistic linguistic term set (PLTS) is a powerful technique in representing linguistic
evaluations of individuals or groups in the process of decision making. The aim of this paper …

Websites are one of the most widely distributed information resources. Educational
institutions use this resource to ensure that the best quality of information transmission is …

The main focus of this paper is the aggregation of local priorities into global priorities in the
Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. We study two most frequently used aggregation …

The selection of appropriate materials for sustainable development of products is a very
intricate process. Sustainable material selection problems with various non commensurable …

Sustainable development is a common global theme of the 21st century. Global
environmental issues have attracted increasing public attention in recent years. As one of …

Rank reversal is a common phenomenon in decision making. Rank reversal occurs when a
new alternative is added to (or removed from) a set of alternatives, which causes change in …

An overview of uncertainty issues associated with the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is
provided. Further, an explicit understanding of uncertainty (designation, categorization, and …

This paper builds on the extensive literature of the rank reversal issue in multi-criteria
decision making (MCDM) techniques. It is a continuation of the study of Sayed et al.(Soc …

The forestry sector in Chile has an important role in the domestic economy, being the
second leading export sector after the mining industry. Investments in forest plantations have …