The risk assessment of engineering systems represents an important part of the quality of
service and dependability. The existing methods for risk evaluation use crisp sets for rating …

This paper aims to develop a novel model to assess the risk factors of maritime supply
chains by incorporating a fuzzy belief rule approach with Bayesian networks. The new …

In multiple attribute decision analysis (MADA), one often needs to deal with both numerical
data and qualitative information with uncertainty. It is essential to properly represent and use …

In this paper generic decision models and both rule and utility based techniques for
transforming assessment information are developed to enhance an evidential reasoning …

In this paper, a generic rule-base inference methodology using the evidential reasoning
(RIMER) approach is proposed. Existing knowledge-base structures are first examined, and …

Quantitative risk assessment (QRA) techniques methodically assess the likelihood, impact,
and subsequently the risk of adverse events. In a typical QRA method, one of the main …

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) problems are often characterised by a large number
of identified environmental factors that are qualitative in nature and can only be assessed on …

Selecting the 'best'main contractor is a complex decision process for construction clients. It
requires a large number of criteria to be simultaneously measured and evaluated. Many of …

Rapid development of maritime transportation networks meets international trade demands
while rendering them in high risk and disruption concerns particularly at ports being the …

Purpose–To permit the system safety and reliability analysts to evaluate the criticality or risk
associated with item failure modes. Design/methodology/approach–The factors considered …