The VIKOR method was developed to solve MCDM problems with conflicting and
noncommensurable (different units) criteria, assuming that compromising is acceptable for …

Multiattribute utility theory has a long history of application in engineering and systems
design. These applications rely almost exclusively on two types of utility functions: the …

Microstructure evolution of ceria-based mixed oxides CeO2− MO2 (M= Si4+, Ti4+, and Zr4+)
after thermal treatments in the temperature range of 773− 1073 K were investigated by X-ray …

Scale-based product platform design consists of platform configuration to decide which
variables are shared among which product variants, and selection of the optimal values for …

Study region Qira oasis, a typical catchment alluvial fan composed by agriculture and
natural shrubs at the south margin of Taklimakan Desert, China Study focus Water …

Mathematical optimization plays an important role in engineering design, leading to greatly
improved performance. Deterministic optimization, however, may result in undesired choices …

While the marketing literature has advocated for decades that new products should be
designed for intended and anticipated consumer usages, the engineering literature mostly …

As an effective customer-driven approach, the quality function deployment (QFD) takes
numbers of customer requirements (CRs) into account in the process of the initial product …

The early phase of design intrinsically contains multiple sources of uncertainties in
describing the design, and nevertheless the decision-making process at this phase exerts a …

Metamodeling approach has been widely used due to the high computational cost of using
high-fidelity simulations in engineering design. Interpretation of metamodels for the purpose …