Sum of Ranking Differences is an innovative statistical method that ranks competing solutions based on a reference point. The latter might arise naturally, or can be aggregated from the data. We provide two case studies to feature both possibilities. Apportionment and districting are two...

Energy consumption is the key design criterion for routing data in wireless sensor network. However, some applications of wireless sensor network like disaster management, battlefield control etc. demand fast data delivery. In this paper, a data forwarding technique is proposed and its...

According to the growing trend of IT-based systems and rapid economic growth, the number of private vehicles in most cities is growing at an unprecedented rate. This leads to serious and negative situations, such as increasing traffic congestion and environmental pollution, increasing time and...

During the planning of urban area economic and social factor are consider planning. Future growth of economic is depend on infra-structure development and utility. Finding appropriate site for development in hilly area facing the problem and difficulty for planning and implementation....

Our purpose in this paper is to present a proper diet model for diabetics in the fuzzy environment. In previous studies many efforts were made regarding preparation of a diet model appropriate for different age groups .but in most studies the daily nutrient intake decisions were made based on...

This research presents a novel, state-of-the-art methodology for solving a multi-criteria supplier selection problem considering risk and sustainability. It combines multi-objective optimization with the analytic network process to take into account sustainability requirements of a supplier...

Supplier selection is a multi-criteria problem which involves both qualitative and quantitative factors. It is a complex, multi-person and group decision-making process that can be improved by systematic and logical approaches to assess priorities based on the inputs of several people from...

Goal programming is a decision making technique that seeks to help decision makers make decisions that satisfy competing goals to the best extent possible. This article provides a description of goal programming, demonstrates how it can be implemented on a spreadsheet, and illustrates its use...