scholarly journals A three-system approach that integrates DEA, BSC, and AHP for museum evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-441
Author(s):  
Antonella Basso ◽  
Stefania Funari
Keyword(s):  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Performance Evaluation Model ◽  
Museum Evaluation ◽  
Hierarchy Process

AbstractThis paper proposes to measure the museums performance with a model that combines the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Balanced Scorecard (BSC) methodologies with a third method, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), which is often used to support decision making. Starting from the two-stage DEA–BSC model of Basso et al. (Omega Int J Manag Sci 81:67–84, 2018), which integrates DEA and BSC, we explore the advantages to consider also the AHP methodology, with the aim to include the judgement of some museums’ experts on the relative importance of the BSC perspectives in the performance evaluation model. A first approach uses directly the AHP priorities derived from the judgements expressed by the museums’ experts interviewed to determine the weights to aggregate the four BSC performance scores into an overall performance indicator. A second approach uses the judgments of the museums’ experts indirectly to introduce proper restrictions on the output weights of the second-stage DEA model. With this approach, we overcome the problem arising from the dispersion of the preferences within the group of experts, that may heavily affects the first approach. Both approaches proposed in this contribution are applied to the case study of the municipal museums of Venice.

scholarly journals AN INTEGRATED FUZZY AHP/DEA APPROACH FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF TERRITORIAL UNITS IN TURKEY

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 1280-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Çalik ◽  
Nimet Yapici Pehlivan ◽  
Cengiz Kahraman
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Dea Method ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Due to the differences between regions and sub-regions in the countries, some problems come out especially in economic and social life. The issue of differences of regions has been widely implemented to evaluate the economic performance of Turkey in many disciplines. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the efficiency of 26 sub-regions of NUTS-2 classification using integration Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) with Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The integrated FAHP/DEA method comprises two stages. In the first stage, linguistic terms are used to determine the decision makers’ opinion and are converted to quantitative forms by using FAHP methods. Subsequently, in the second stage, DEA method is applied to obtain relative efficiency of sub-regions in Turkey. The integrated FAHP/DEA method is illustrated with a real case study.

Fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making: An entropy-based approach to assess tourism sustainability

2019 ◽  
pp. 135481661988520
Author(s):  
Joseph Andria ◽  
Giacomo di Tollo ◽  
Raffaele Pesenti
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Entropy Maximization ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Direct Applicability

In this article, we propose a method for ranking tourist destinations and evaluating their performances under a sustainability perspective: a fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making method is applied for determining sustainability performance values and ranking destinations accordingly. We select a set of sustainability evaluation criteria and use a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process to weight the selected criteria. We also optimize each evaluator’s membership function support by means of a fuzzy entropy maximization criteria. A case study is illustrated and results are compared with two data envelopment analysis–based models. The simplicity of the proposed approach along with the easy readability of the results allow its direct applicability for all involved stakeholders.

scholarly journals Research on Recognition and Evaluation of Traffic Guide Sign

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Li Yuan ◽  
Ming-jie Cai ◽  
Tang-yi Guo ◽  
Yu Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Sign Recognition ◽  
Character Size ◽  
Nanjing City ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Comprehensive Score

Traffic guide signs are effective only when they are clearly recognized by drivers. Three experiments were conducted in this study. In the first, the influence factors of guide sign recognition were studied. This study investigated 11 main factors with a convenience sample of drivers from Nanjing city in China. Weights of different influence factors were obtained through analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The results showed that the setting position, occlusion degree, and character size of guide sign had the most significant influence on the guide sign recognition, while other factors were less important. In the second stage, an evaluation model of guide sign recognition was developed based on weights of different factors. Four equations were presented to calculate the comprehensive score of guide sign, and the level of recognition was divided into five grades according to the comprehensive score. At last, a typical case in Nanjing was studied to verify the rationality and reliability of the evaluation model. Results from the real application indicate that the method had good applicability and can be used by traffic engineers.

scholarly journals SENSIBILIDADE DO MODELO DE FRAGILIDADES AMBIENTAIS À PONDERAÇÃO MULTICRITERIAL: ASPECTOS FÍSICOS DA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO ALTO URUGUAI

FLORESTA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 535
Author(s):  
Damáris Gonçalves Padilha ◽  
Mario Luiz Trevisan ◽  
Jussara Cabral Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Local Characteristics ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Modelos de fragilidades ambientais compreendem, de maneira geral, a avaliação de n aspectos (ou fatores) relativos às características locais, usualmente tratadas por técnicos de diferentes áreas constituintes de uma equipe multidisciplinar. Porém a definição dos n aspectos por parte da equipe nem sempre acontece de forma unânime, não raro ocorrendo, no início do processo de avaliação, dúvidas sobre o quanto realmente cada aspecto ou fator (indicador) apresenta-se significativo dentro do modelo de avaliação. Como estudo de caso, foi realizada a sensibilidade das ponderações dos fatores que compõem o método multicriterial AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process), aplicado na região da bacia hidrográfica do Alto Uruguai. A metodologia consistiu na ponderação sistemática de cada fator constituinte do modelo para posterior consideração quanto a sua influência em relação ao conjunto dos fatores, proporcionando uma avaliação quanto a sua eficácia na identificação de pesos dos fatores em cenários que mostram maior discriminância no conjunto, além de apresentar alternativas na composição dos pesos. Assim, a partir dos resultados da análise, configura-se a importância da realização do estudo da sensibilidade em modelos de fragilidade ambiental aplicados à bacia hidrográfica.Palavras-chave: Análise de sensibilidade; avaliação ambiental; multicritério. AbstractSensitiveness of model to environmental fragilities to multicriterial weighting: physical aspects of watershed of the Alto Uruguay. Environmental fragilities models comprise, generally, the evaluation of n criteria (or factors) on local characteristics, usually handled by technicians from different areas in a multidisciplinary team. However, definition of n aspects by team does not always happen unanimously, often occurring early in the evaluation process doubts whether every aspect or indicator is in fact significant within the evaluation model. As a case study, it was performed the sensitivity of weighting factors that comprising the multicriterial method AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) applied to the basin of the Alto Uruguay region. After evaluating the multicriterial method, we applied the sensitiveness analysis to improve the weighting process. Therefore, from the results of this analysis, it sets up the importance of the study of sensitiveness of environmental fragility models for the watershed better understanding.Keywords: Sensitiveness analysis; environmental assessment; multicriterial weighting.

scholarly journals UTILITY-BASED MULTICRITERIA MODEL FOR EVALUATING BOT PROJECTS SEP PROJEKTŲ VERTINIMO MODELIS PAGRĮSTAS DAUGIAKRITERINE NAUDINGUMO TEORIJA / SEP PROJEKTŲ VERTINIMO MODELIS PAGRĮSTAS DAUGIAKRITERINE NAUDINGUMO TEORIJA

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Ren Yan ◽  
Cheng-Sheng Pong ◽  
Wei Lo
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Limited Government ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Multicriteria Model ◽  
Economic Developments ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Owing to the urgent demands for new developments and maintenances of the existing infrastructures under limited government budget and time, increasing BOT (build-operate-transfer) projects have been a significant factor affecting the economic developments in many countries. However, as BOT projects usually induce huge capital investments, government sectors must prudently evaluate the project feasibility from both financial and nonfinancial aspects before the implementation. Therefore, how to establish an objective evaluation model which can comprehensively assess the feasibility of each BOT project and determine the priority of its implementation has become an important issue. This study incorporates analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and utility theory to develop a utility-based multicriteria model for supporting the selection of BOT projects. A case study is provided to demonstrate that the implementation of the proposed model can effectively help decision-making teams participate in economical evaluations so that the feasibility of as-planed BOT projects can be determined and project priority can be set efficiently and consistently. Santrauka Dėl esamos infrastruktūros plėtros ir atnaujinimo būtinybės, esant ribotam valstybės biudžetui ir laikui, SEP (Statyba-Eksploatacija-Perdavimas) projektų vykdymas ženkliai prisidėjo prie daugelio šalių ekonominių pokyčių. Dažnai SEP projektai reikalauja didelių kapitalo investicijų, todėl valstybės sektorius turi įvertinti projekto įgyvendinimo galimybes tiek finansiniu tiek nefinansiu aspektu. Koks turi būti objektyvaus vertinimo modelis, kuris leistų visapusiškai įvertinti kiekvieno SEP projeto pagrįstumą ir nustatyti jo įgyvendinimo prioritetus? Šiame straipsnyje, naudojant analitinę hierarchinio proceso (AHP) struktūrą ir naudingumo teoriją, SEP projektų atrinkimui sukurtas daugiakriterine naudingumo teorija pagrįstas modelis. Skaitmeninis pavyzdys įrodo, kad siūlomas modelis gali sėkmingai pagelbėti atrenkant ekonomiškai efektyvius SEP projektus.

scholarly journals Application of a Fuzzy Decision Model to the Design of a Pillbox for Medical Treatment of Chronic Diseases

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (22) ◽  
pp. 4909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-Hung Lin
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Package Design ◽  
Fuzzy Decision Model ◽  
The Right ◽  
Hierarchy Process

It is critical for medical systems to reduce waste from medical resources. One of the reasons why patients with chronic diseases create waste is that they often forget to take their medicine. Patients pay attention to the time and amount of medicine to take to different degrees. This negligence often affects when they take medicine or preventive drugs. The amount of medicine is also different for different patients. The evaluation model in this study utilizes the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) to obtain the degree (weight) of each evaluation item that is determined by each patient. After that, a more objective overall shape can be determined depending on the individual’s preference. In this study, the proposed package design serves as the case study. The results indicate that the evaluation model is feasible, and the research results of the case study are also valuable for follow-up designers. The design of a pillbox for patients with chronic diseases should consider the safety of taking the medicine; that is, the right person should take the right medicine at the right time at the right dose. Therefore, evaluating the feasibility of the pillbox for patients with chronic diseases is very important. The proposed evaluation model applies to products that have different compositions. Follow-up researchers or designers can apply this approach to different case designs.

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