Minimizing life-cycle costs of gun propellant selection through model-based decision making: a case study in environmental screening and performance testing

2000 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 0047-0056
Author(s):  
R. D. Anderson ◽  
B. M. Rice
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Performance Testing ◽  
Life Cycle Costs ◽  
Model Based ◽  
And Performance

Assessing the Performance of Decision Support Systems in Military Environment

2015 ◽  
pp. 45-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Fabrice Lebraty ◽  
Cécile Godé
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Extreme Environment ◽  
Is Success ◽  
Original Case ◽  
And Performance

This article explores the ability of a decision support system (DSS) to improve the quality of decision making in extreme environment. This DSS is actually based on a networked information system. Academic literature commonly mentions models of fit to explore the relationship between technology and performance, reckoning users' evaluations as a relevant measurement technique for Information System (IS) success. Although effective contributions have been achieved in measurement and exploration of fit, there have been few attempts to investigate the triangulation of fit between “Task-DSS-Decision Maker” under stressful and uncertain circumstances. This article provides new insights regarding the advantages provided by networked IS for making relevant decisions. An original case study has been conducted. It is focused on a networked decision support system called Link 16 that is used during aerial missions. This case study shows that the system improves decision making on an individual basis. Our result suggest the importance of three main fit criteria – Compliance, Complementarity and Conformity – to measure DSS performance under extreme environment and display a preliminary decisional fit model.

An Evaluation Model Based on Rough Sets

2014 ◽  
Vol 602-605 ◽  
pp. 3379-3383
Author(s):  
Yong Sheng Liu ◽  
Zan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Knowledge Discovery ◽  
Rough Sets ◽  
Choquet Integral ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Fuzzy Measure ◽  
Model Based

In multiattribute decision making, it is critical to indentify the importance degree of attributes before the overall assessment of the alternatives. In this paper, we give a measurement of importance degree of attributes based on knowledge discovery in the decision information system, which satisfies the conditions of fuzzy measure. Further, we construct an evaluation model combined Choquet integral with the importance degree measure. The case study illustrates the validity and the effectiveness of the method.

Group Decision Model Based on Ordered Weighted Distance to Aid Decisions on Logistics

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 233-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Leao E Silva Filho ◽  
Danielle Costa Morais
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Decision Model ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Decision Rules ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Weighted Distance ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Decision Making Model

This paper presents a group decision-making model using a distance aggregator based on Ordered Weighted Distance (OWD) which offers a solution that can reduce disagreement between decision makers (DMs). This paper discusses decision rules and sets out measures to evaluate compensatory effects that have a bearing on DMs’ opinions. The model uses formulations of distances to reveal the differences in opinion among DMs and discusses the meanings of distance and the information presented by each DM. Finally, a case study of a logistics problem is used to illustrate how the model is applied.

scholarly journals Incorporating an Asset Health Index into a Life Cycle Costing: A Proposition and Study Case

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1787
Author(s):  
Orlando Durán ◽  
Fabián Orellana ◽  
Pablo Perez ◽  
Tamara Hidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Costing ◽  
Life Cycle Costs ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Central Chile ◽  
Proposal A ◽  
Sensitivity Studies ◽  
Useful Life ◽  
Physical Assets

A physical asset’s health is the consequence of a series of factors, ranging from the characteristics of the location where it operates to the care it is submitted to. These characteristics can influence the durability or the horizon of the useful life of any equipment, as well as determine its operational performance and its failure rates in the future. Therefore, the assessment of the influence of asset health on Life Cycle Costs is a compelling need. This paper proposes the incorporation of a factor that reflects the projected behavior of an asset’s health index into its corresponding Life Cycle Costing (LCC) model. This allows cost estimates to be made more realistic and LCC models to be operated more accurately. As a way of validating this proposal, a case study is shown. The methodology proposed in this case study was applied in a real case, considering an LNG facility located in central Chile. In addition, sensitivity studies and comparisons with the results obtained by a traditional Life Cycle Costing model are included. The results show the usefulness of incorporating asset health aspects into the Life Cycle Costing of physical assets.

A CASE STUDY IN PARTICIPATORY ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT WITH THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS AND QUANTITATIVE LCA

2007 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 399-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. SINCLAIR ◽  
S. COWELL ◽  
R. LÖFSTEDT ◽  
R. CLIFT
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Environmental Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Systems ◽  
Structuring Knowledge

While participation in environmental decision-making is widely recognised and valued in democratic countries as beneficial, its format and scope have not always been the source of agreement. The use of environmental systems assessment (ESA) offers the opportunity for structuring knowledge and decision-making systematically and appropriately to decision makers' concerns, to enable lay publics to participate in development of policy and implementation in public sector initiatives. In order to perform participatory ESA, effective means of involving lay people are required. This paper describes the development and testing of an innovative interactive multimedia package (WOMBLE), written for non-experts to enable them to use the expert tool WISARD, a quantitative life cycle assessment package, to enable involvement in developing and assessing options for management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). It was shown that this combination of tools can reduce the time needed to achieve effective communication, learning and active engagement.

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