The study aims to identify and prioritize the criteria and sub-criteria dimensions essentials for
green strategic sourcing. Data were taken from the experts working in the automobile …

This book is perhaps different or not similar to other technical books written on multi-criteria
decision making (MCDM), because of its purpose. It does not describe a new methodology …

The dynamic resource requirement of applications has forced a large number of business
organizations to join the cloud market and provide cloud services. It has posed a challenge …

Water is the key limiting factor in socioeconomic and ecological development, but it is
adversely affected by climate change. The novel virtual water (VW) concept and water …

The paper presents the generalization of the almost forty years of experience in the field of
setting and solving the multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems in various …

Abstract Rank reversal in Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) due to introduction or removal of
a new alternative is well documented in literature. However, rank reversal due to the …

The notion of consistency is used to estimate the quality of preference knowledge and its
stability for reliable evaluation of decision alternatives. It is well-known that a set of strict …

Multicriteria decision making (MCDM) methods are widely used in decision making practice.
However, these methods are heuristic: they are based on some rules, the effectiveness and …

Spatial and traffic planning is important in order to achieve a quality, safe, functional, and
integrated urban environment. Different tools and expert models were developed that are …

Abstract The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a decision making method, which has as
its greatest criticism the rank reversal effect. Here a new mathematical analysis of this …