An extended analytic network process method for optimal design of reconfigurable products considering dependency relations among descriptions of design/process candidates and evaluation criteria

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (24) ◽  
pp. 4763-4779
Author(s):  
Moustafa Gadalla ◽  
Deyi Xue
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Design ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Dependency Relations ◽  
Reconfigurable Product ◽  
Process Method

A reconfigurable product serves as multiple products to deliver different functions through reconfiguration processes to change between product configurations. An optimization method was developed in our previous research to identify both the optimal design and the optimal reconfiguration processes. Because the generic design or process considering different candidates was modeled by an AND–OR tree or graph, importance weights were assigned to nodes with an AND or OR relation, such that the less-important nodes were pruned to improve the optimization efficiency. In this research, an extended analytic network process method is introduced to further improve the quality of the optimal reconfigurable product design approach when dependency relations among descriptions of design/process candidates and evaluation criteria are considered. In this method, the initial weights of the design/process nodes in the AND–OR tree or graph are adjusted based on the dependency relations such that the weights which truly reflect their contributions to the solutions are achieved. In addition, multiple evaluation criteria similar to the evaluation measures used in optimization are selected to identify the weights of the design/process nodes. A case study has been implemented to demonstrate effectiveness of the extended analytic network process for improving the quality of optimal reconfigurable product design.

Model Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penentuan Strategi Peningkatan Kinerja Guru Menggunakan Metode Analytic Network Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-249
Author(s):  
Zaqi Kurniawan ◽  
Marimin Marimin ◽  
Rusdah Rusdah
Keyword(s):  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Performance Appraisals ◽  
Objective Performance ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Quality Learning ◽  
Process Method

All parties are aware that teacher performance is directly proportional to improving the quality of education. Not a few teachers work under predetermined work standards, conditions like this are caused by low work enthusiasm which results in decreased performance. If we observer the passion of work in the form of sine graph which one day will meet a saturation point if there are no preventive and curative efforts eithers form himself or guidance form his superior. One of the efforts taken is to impose teacher performance assessment to ensure a quality learning process at levels of education. Teacher performance appraisal needs to be carried out so that the functions and duties in the functional teacher positions and duties in the functional teacher positions are carried out by the applicable rules and code of ethics. On that basis, a decision support system was created using the Analytical Network Process method which can determine teacher performance improvement strategies, based on objective performance appraisals and make decisions that become more efficient.

scholarly journals Readiness assessment of information integration in a hospital using an analytic network process method for decision-making in a healthcare network

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 184797901989931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soontorn Lancharoen ◽  
Poonpong Suksawang ◽  
Thanakorn Naenna
Keyword(s):  
Information Integration ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Hospital Performance ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
Healthcare Network ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Process Method ◽  
Integrated Information

This study contributes to the promotion of healthcare information integration and readiness assessment of the factors impacted by quality improvement in hospital performance, which is beneficial for developing the healthcare industry because errors or integrated information can significantly affect the safety of patients and their confidence in the healthcare system. This research method is proposed to identify and confirm capability factors after readiness assessment with empirical testing, and the data were collected from hospitals in Thailand. An analytic network process was used as a tool for calculating and testing the readiness assessment of the integrated information results. The results show factor improvement of information integration and effects on the performance of hospitals in the healthcare industry. Three capability factors were found to have a significant impact on information integration and hospital performance. The model analysis suggests that the identified capability factors (organizational, group and individual) should be improved with regard to information integration, which is used to evaluate performance in the healthcare industry, and this risk assessment may be useful in other relevant industries.

Proposing a Quantitative Model Towards Building Trust in B2C E-Commerce

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Zamani ◽  
Changiz Valmohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Quantitative Model ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Building Trust ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Interdependent Relationships ◽  
Novel Model ◽  
Fuzzy Analytic Network Process

This article aims to develop a novel model for ranking the parameters that influence the building of trust on online shopping in the context of Iran. A multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) model based on a fuzzy analytic network process (ANP) method is developed to systematically clarify the interdependent relationships among the evaluation criteria of trust and then, scientifically evaluate the feasible parameters and rank the priorities of the trust. The results of the proposed model reveal that under the characteristics of trustor (TR) sub-factors, the most important indicator which can affect the trust is propensity to trust. Furthermore, regarding the characteristics of trustee (TE) sub-factors, data quality with a priority of 0.064 is the most important indicator. Also, in the environmental factors (EN) sub-factors, promotions and advertising with a weight of 0.151 is the most significant indicator.

Employing fuzzy ANP for ranking the personality of international brands in the sports shoe industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javad Khazaei Pool ◽  
S. Mohammad Arabzad ◽  
Sobhan Asian ◽  
Milad Fahimi ◽  
Reza Verij Kazemi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Shoe Industry ◽  
Sport Shoe ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Quantitative Basis

Purpose This paper aims to provide a quantitative basis to analytically determine the ranking of the brand personality of Adidas, Asics, Nike, Puma and Saucony brands among Iranian customers via a conventional multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method. Design/methodology/approach Data for determining the importance of evaluation criteria and ranking of brands are gathered by means of distributing questionnaires among a group of Iranian customers of sport shoes, as well as some industrial experts. The fuzzy analytic network process (FANP) was used to rank the brands with regard to dependencies between criteria and alternatives. Findings The results indicate that FANP is a capable method which provides invaluable insights for strategic marketing decisions in the sport product industry. Results show Adidas has the best performance in the sports shoe market compared to the other four brands. In this study, it was found that expertise sophistication was the most important criterion among Aaker’s five main criteria. Originality/value The value of this paper is applying FANP decision-making method for ranking sport shoe brands. This method has not been commonly used in the area of marketing, hence it is added to the pool of techniques used in ranking brands. In addition, evaluation and ranking of brands can be very useful for both academic research and practice. Researchers can benchmark the competences of each brand through evaluating them, and industrialists can extract the competitive advantages of the selected brands.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Performance of Taiwan Homestay Using Analytic Network Process

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Chung Hu ◽  
Jen-Hung Wang ◽  
Ru-Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Fuzzy Theory ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Operational Model ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Operation And Management

Homestay industry in Taiwan is not only thriving, but also its operation is moving gradually toward elaboration strategy and in a specialized-operation manner these years. Nevertheless, the evaluation frameworks of the earlier studies were sporadically constructed from an overall perspective of homestays. Moreover, the functions, operational model, and natures of homestays are dissimilar to those of hotels; therefore, if the evaluation criteria of homestays employ the ones of hotels, it would appear to be incoherent and incompatible. This study has accordingly developed and constructed a set of evaluation indicators tailor-made for homestay sector through discussion of literatures and interviewing experts so that the evaluation framework would be more comprehensive and more practical. In the process of interviewing experts, it was discovered that dependences lay on the aspects and criteria. Consequently, this research chose the ANP (analytic network process) to get the weights and, further, to acquire the homestay business performance through fuzzy theory. The result reveals, as regards key aspects, homestay proprietors and customer groups both weight the surroundings of the building and features, service quality, operation, and management most. In respect to overall homestay performance, customer groups consider it has reached the satisfactory level.

scholarly journals Explorations of Charm Factors and Development of Fishing in Southern Taiwan Based on Miryoku Engineering and the Analytic Network Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 737
Author(s):  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Shuo-Fang Liu ◽  
Kun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Fishing Industry ◽  
Development Direction ◽  
The World ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Southern Taiwan ◽  
Process Method

Fishing is a popular leisure activity all over the world. However, due to the differences in local customs and cultures, fishing shows regional differences. This study aims to explore the charm of fishing in Southern Taiwan. In this study, the Miryoku engineering method was used to analyze and determine the charm characteristics of fishing in Southern Taiwan and draw the EGM evaluation structure chart. Thereafter, with the analytic network process method, the evaluation model was established in order to calculate the weight and ranking of each charm item. Then the weights of the 35 items in the summit, middle and bottom levels were obtained. The analysis results showed that fishing in Southern Taiwan was similar to that in other parts of the world, but the charm factors of fishing in Southern Taiwan had its relaxation and leisure characteristics. According to the analysis results of the charm factors of fishing, we discussed the future development direction of fishing industry based on the charm characteristics of fishing in Southern Taiwan.

Assessment of supplier quality performance of computer manufacturing industry by using ANP and DEMATEL

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiu Yuan Hu ◽  
Shao-I Chiu ◽  
Tieh-Min Yen ◽  
Ching-Chan Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Integrated Model ◽  
Performance Rating ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish an integrated model of Analytic Network Process (ANP) and Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL), to assist enterprises to process supplier quality performance rating and comparison and find the core improvement direction to create the value of all supply chain members. Design/methodology/approach – This study used the integrated model to process supplier quality performance rating and comparison, which not only improved the order-winners and qualifiers and continued to increase supplier quality performance, but resolved the complex and difficult cause-effect relation issue to find out core improvement items. The cases of Taiwanese industrial computer manufacturers were used to describe the application and benefits of this methodology. Findings – The results recommended that the improvement item of supplier A shall focus on design and quality conformance. The recommended improvement item and order for supplier B is design, delivery reliability and delivery speed. This study established ANP and DEMATEL evaluation models, and expanded the application field in the supplier performance evaluation. Originality/value – The ANP model is used to calculate the importance of the evaluation criteria, and the DEMATEL method is introduced to consider the impact of the casual relationship of evaluation items and to adjust the importance of the evaluation item, and to solve the complex and difficult practical causation issue.

scholarly journals Determining the Degree of Characteristics for Internet of Healthcare Devices Using Fuzzy ANP

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Lin Wen
Keyword(s):  
Health Sector ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Fuzzy Anp ◽  
Heterogeneous Devices ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
And Control

With the revolution in Internet and digital technology, every organization is adopting digital things to carry out their day-to-day activities. Internet of Things (IoT) is a concept that is used to connect various devices over the Internet to increase the production and quality of service, deliver a huge amount of data in seconds, and automate the processes. IoT implementation in the health sector has changed the typical setup into smart and intelligent setup. With the “smart” and “Intelligent” abilities of IoT devices such as sensors and with the collaboration of humans and computers, physical processes can be monitored and, based on the received data, optimal decisions can ultimately be taken. IoT applications in healthcare will increase flexibility, patient’s care, quality of health, and control of diseases. As the IoT combines various heterogeneous devices and the inappropriate determination of the degree of characteristics for Internet of healthcare (IoH) devices may affect the efficiency of services, this research is carried out with the use of decision support system and application of fuzzy analytic network process (fuzzy ANP) was used for optimal determination of the degree of characteristics for IoH devices based on unique properties which would greatly increase the efficiency of industry. The experimental results are efficient and show the usefulness of the approach.

scholarly journals Analisis Metode Analytic Network Process pada Pemilihan Faktor Dominan Siswa Berprestasi di MTS Pembina

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Iis Warlinda ◽  
Agus Perdana Windarto ◽  
M Fauzan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Mathematical Theory ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
High Achieving Students ◽  
Network Process ◽  
High Achieving ◽  
Selection Of

School is a place for students to gain knowledge. Every school has a goal which is to improve the quality of the education world, as well as the MTS Pembina Maligas Bayu school. To realize this goal there must be improvements in service, teaching and assessment in order to make a quality school. In this case the homeroom teacher is faced with a problem that is the selection of high achieving students who fit the criteria desired by the school. The purpose of this study is to analyze which factors are the most dominant in determining student achievement. The selection of high achieving students has many factors and has different values, so we need an Analytic Network Process (ANP) method to overcome them. Analytic Network Process (ANP) methods including decision support system techniques, Analytic Network Process (ANP) is a mathematical theory that allows dealing with interrelated factors and feedback in a structured manner. The data of this study came from student questionnaires which had a rating of 1-10. With alternative morals (A1), Grades (A2), Discipline (A3), Absence (A4), The role of the teacher (A5). Whereas A1 0.16%, A2 0.02%, A3 0.02%, A4 0.07% and A5 0.06%. It is hoped that this research can provide input to the MTS Pembina schools to focus on the dominant factor in the selection of outstanding students so as to increase the number of outstanding students.

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