scholarly journals Empirical Study of Urban Development Evaluation Indicators Based on the Urban Metabolism Concept

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7129
Author(s):  
Yun-Yun Ko ◽  
Yin-Hao Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Urban Metabolism ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Priority Weights ◽  
Network Process

Sustainable development is the concept of coordinating people and the environment and achieves contemporary development without compromising the interests of the next generation. It can also be thought of as not exceeding the biosphere’s carrying capacity. Urban metabolism emphasizes resource recycling and use to achieve balance between resource input and product output in urban areas. However, the scale of cities has expanded rapidly in recent years along with resource and energy demands. Waste and pollution also cause major threats to the environment and ecology. Given increasingly serious environmental problems, the original linear metabolism must be converted into a cyclical one to ensure urban sustainability. From the policy implementation report of Taipei City, this study used the fuzzy Delphi method to develop evaluation factors and integrated this with the analytic network process decision-making tool to determine the priority weights of each policy and evaluate development strategies for urban development based on the metabolism concept. The study results reveal that natural environmental sustainability and sustainable energy strategies were prioritized plans for evaluating urban development with the metabolism concept, and the results can be used as a reference for future urban development strategies.

scholarly journals A Model for Assessing the Service Quality of University Library Websites

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Min Wu ◽  
Ching-Lin Hsieh ◽  
Kuei-Lun Chang
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
University Library ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Priority Weights ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Library Websites

Evaluating the e-service quality is essential to organizations. The future of e-libraries has a vital place in universities. Libraries need to use websites as means to provide access to information resources, news and events. The importance of assessing e-service quality of libraries is significant. Previous researchers have developed many methods for assessing e-service quality. However, most of them only focus on the independent hierarchical structure. In this paper, we would like to figure out the criteria for assessing the service quality of library websites from university students’ viewpoints. According to interdependent criteria, the analytic network process (ANP) approach is employed to (i) generate the priority weights of each criterion; (ii) measure the service quality of university library websites. 12 web-based service criteria are identified according to 3144 university students’ viewpoints based on fuzzy Delphi method. On the basis of past studies, we divide 12 criteria into 3 perspectives, namely, system, efficiency, and information quality to measure the service quality of university library websites. On the basis of 3 perspectives and 12 important criteria, service quality of university library websites could be measured more effectively. Moreover, the practical application to measure the service quality of the old and new versions of one university library website presented in Section 5 is generic and also suitable to be exploited for Taiwanese universities.

scholarly journals Evaluating Port Operation Managers’ Competencies Related to the Port Environmental Sustainability Performance

Pomorstvo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-149
Author(s):  
Özgür Tezcan ◽  
Barış Kuleyin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Port Operation ◽  
Emergency Procedures ◽  
Priority Weights ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Biological Environment

The competency characteristics of managers affect decisions that identifying the strategies in an organization. Similarly, the strategies for sustainability issues are also related to the managers’ competency on sustainability. Thus, for better sustainability performance, the managers are expected to possess competencies in this direction. In this context, this study is aimed to evaluate the operations managers’ competencies in terms of environmental sustainability in ports, which have huge effects on the physical and biological environment. For this purpose, one of the Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods, Analytic Network Process (ANP) was used to evaluate the priority weights of 15 competencies. Within a framework of container ports/terminals, the findings of this study show that “management skill”, “emergency procedures”, and “safety management” are the most primary competencies of port operations manager (POM) in terms of port environmental sustainability performance (PESP). The model used in this study can contribute to human resourcing and personnel training processes of ports.

scholarly journals Research on Optimization of VR Welding Course Development with ANP and Satisfaction Evaluation

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1673
Author(s):  
Chih-chao Chung ◽  
Chun-Chun Tung ◽  
Shi-Jer Lou
Keyword(s):  
First Grade ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Course Development ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Experimental Teaching ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Satisfaction Evaluation ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Efficient Learning

The purpose of this study is to explore the ability indices of VR (virtual reality) technology when it is applied to assist the teaching of a welding practice course, develop a VR welding course as the basis of course planning and teaching design, and implement experimental teaching to verify its effectiveness. On the basis of a literature review and focus group interviews, initial ability indices of a VR welding course were proposed. Then, 15 experts from VR- and welding-related specialties were invited to form a consulting team to determine “the ability indices of the VR welding course” according to the results of a Fuzzy Delphi expert questionnaire. Moreover, the results of an ANP (Analytic Network Process) expert questionnaire were used to understand the relative importance of the ability indices of the VR welding course, as well as the relative feasibility of VR-assisted welding teaching, in order to develop a “VR welding course”, in which 34 first-grade students of the welding practice course were taken as the research objects during the implementation of experimental teaching. The qualitative research and analysis results are as follows: (1) the VR welding course includes 8 ability indices and 30 evaluation indices; (2) the item with the highest feasibility in VR-assisted welding teaching is “welding construction”, followed by “map reading and drawing”; (3) best feasibility of VR technology “Interaction” in assisting welding teaching; (4) the relative importance of the ability indices of the VR welding course is the greatest for “welding construction”, followed by “welding inspection”; (5) the VR welding course students express significant positive responses to the learning of ability indices and ability demonstration; (6) the majority of students express significant positive learning satisfaction with VR-assisted welding course teaching. This study puts forward a set of rigorous models for the construction of ability indices for a VR course and course development. It can provide a reference for introducing VR-assisted teaching to related welding courses that are run by universities of science and technology in Taiwan. Furthermore, such VR courses can offer students a safe, diversified, and efficient learning environment.

scholarly journals A Warehouse Social and Environmental Performance Metrics Framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-526
Author(s):  
Patricija Bajec ◽  
Danijela Tuljak-Suban ◽  
Ivona Bajor
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Performance Measurement System ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Social And Environmental Performance

To improve the supply chain performance in all three aspects of sustainability (social, economic, and environmental), a comprehensive sustainable performance measurement system that captures all the supply chain partners’ efforts and commitments is required. Warehouse, as the second largest logistics source of environmental pollution in the supply chain has been almost completely overlooked and ignored in the past studies. To fill this gap, a warehouse performance metrics framework for environmental and social performance measures was proposed using a novel Fuzzy Delphi and Best-worst methodological approach. The method is less time-consuming than the Analytic Hierarchy Process or Analytic Network Process, it does not address whether criteria are dependent or independent, requires fewer comparisons of criteria, but still produces reliable and credible results. The presented framework consists of 32 equally formulated environmental and social performance indicators, including formulas and measurement units. The 14 most important indicators are ranked according to the requirements of different stakeholders.

River Landscape Health Diagnosis - Frame and Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 779-780 ◽  
pp. 1328-1331
Author(s):  
Che Yu Hsu ◽  
Sheng Jung Ou
Keyword(s):  
Health Assessment ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
River Landscape ◽  
Assessment Indicator ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Health Diagnosis

The paper applied the concepts of Landscape health from the literature review with integration in depth-interview, using the Fuzzy Delphi, Fuzzy Analytic Network Process to develop the River Landscape Health Assessment Indicator System (RLHAIS). The assessment indicators system includes the indicator in 3 aspects, that is, physical and chemical environment indicators, landscape change indicators, ecological environment indicators, and 14 indexes, which were then applied to the RLHAIS to analyze the current landscape health for the Dong-shan River upstream in Yilan. The result showed that the score of Dong-shan River upstream: in 2009 was 0.70881, in 2010 was 0.66235, and in 2011 was 0.68694, implying that the healthy level nearly fell onto the "Degraded" state.

scholarly journals An analysis of the critical factors that affect the competitive advantages and developmental strategies of leisure farms in Taiwan

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (No. 10) ◽  
pp. 467-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.-S. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Ecological Resources ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Fast Development ◽  
Development And Utilization

Leisure farms in Taiwan are currently undergoing a fast development. The utilization of distinctive strategies to create successful operational competitiveness is becoming the guiding policy of enterprises for their future development. This study adopts the value chain perspective to develop criteria for different dimensions and to develop a strategic hierarchical structure by using the fuzzy Delphi method. Through the FANP (Fuzzy Analytic Network Process) method, this study discovers the critical factors influencing the competitive advantages of leisure farms in Taiwan: (1) the uniqueness of the landscape and ecological resources, (2) the richness of agricultural resources, (3) the attractiveness of the landscape and ecological resources, (4) service quality, (5) the convenience of the accommodation, (6) the provision of education and guiding services, and the like. Finally, according to the research results of the study, the authors make suggestions on the corresponding developmental strategies of leisure farms, including (1) creating the characteristics of a leisure farm through the development and utilization of the farm’s internal and surrounding environmental resources and (2) perceiving the tourists’ needs and improving the service quality. With the suggestions made and the reference data concluded in this study, the authors expect to enhance effectively the current competitive advantages of leisure farms.  

When Heritage Meets Creativity: A Tale of Two Urban Development Strategies in Kampong Glam, Singapore

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 398-420
Author(s):  
Vinay Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
Urban Place ◽  
Main Culture ◽  
Mapping Techniques ◽  
Heritage Development ◽  
Geospatial Mapping

In recent years, cities around the world have increasingly relied on culture–based development strategies for the revitalization of urban areas, such as urban heritage and the development of a creative economy. Typically, either one of these practices is put in place; however, in Kampong Glam, Singapore, both heritage development and creative economy strategies have been adopted by the national government and local organizations. This paper studies the coincidence of the two main culture–based urban development strategies and its implications in the same physical urban place. Drawing on geospatial mapping techniques and archival data, we aim to illustrate how the two cultural urban redevelopment strategies manifest and interact in urban space. We find that stakeholders draw on each strategy to counteract the excesses of the other, given their different aims and audiences, so as to regulate the interaction between the two and achieve balance among competing interests in the neighborhood.

Innovation Strategy Development and Facilitation of an Integrative Process with an MCDM Framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Fang Chou ◽  
Jeou-Shyan Horng ◽  
Chih-Hsing Liu ◽  
Jun-You Lin
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Network Process

Abstract Drawing on the resource-based view, we propose a model to understand the roles of human capital, market and entrepreneurial orientation, absorptive capacity and ways to improve performance with an effective innovation strategy for hospitality development. We combine the Fuzzy Delphi Method, Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory and analytic network process to demonstrate the interactions and relations among critical criteria by using data from 20 Taiwanese restaurant entrepreneurs obtained in 2015–2017. The positive effects of human capital, market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation and absorptive capacity on innovation performance are confirmed. These findings advance resource-based scholarship and highlight the value of understanding the relationship between a restaurant’s tangible and intangible resources for hospitality development.

scholarly journals A Hybrid Multiple Criteria Decision Making Model for Selecting the Location of Women’s Fitness Centers

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sen-Kuei Liao ◽  
Hsiao-Yin Hsu ◽  
Kuei-Lun Chang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
Fitness Centers ◽  
Location Selection ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Network Process

Location selection is a critical problem for businesses that can determine the success of an organization. Selecting the optimal location from a pool of alternatives belongs to a multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) problem. This study employed a hybrid MCDM technique to select locations for women’s fitness centers in Taiwan. In the beginning, the fuzzy Delphi method was utilized to obtain selection criteria from interviewed senior executives. In the second stage, the decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) was employed to extract interdependencies between the selection criteria within each perspective. On the basis of interdependencies between the selection criteria, the analytic network process (ANP) was used to get respective weights of each criterion. Finally, the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) was ranking the alternatives. To demonstrate application of the proposed model and illustrate a location selection problem, a case was conducted. The capabilities and effectiveness of the proposed model are revealed.

scholarly journals A Framework to Evaluate Community Resilience to Urban Floods: A Case Study in Three Communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhong ◽  
Kairong Lin ◽  
Guoping Tang ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Yang Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Method ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Urban Flooding ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi Method ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Technology Improvement ◽  
Network Process ◽  
The Village

Community resilience is a key index for describing the response of human habitat systems to hazards. Evaluating and enhancing the community resilience requires indicators, identification, and quantitative measurements, especially for urban flooding management. In this study, an advanced index framework for measuring community resilience to urban flooding is proposed, integrating the fuzzy Delphi method (FDM) and the analytic network process (ANP). Seven indicators (public facilities, spatial structure of land use, flood management organizations, rescue capability, accuracy of weather forecasts, vulnerable population, and individual capability) of community resilience are identified using the fuzzy Delphi method. The indicators are classified into four dimensions, and the weights are determined by the analytic network process. This approach is applied to three different types of communities, namely, a newly built neighborhood, an ancient college, and a flood-prone village in the city of Nanning, China, using data collected from questionnaires, interviews, and field investigations. The neighborhood (with a total averaged score of 2.13) has the largest community resilience to urban flooding, followed by the college (1.8), and finally the village (0.91). Flooding management organizations play a leading role in the urban flooding resilience of the neighborhood and college, while the vulnerable population has a great impact on the community resilience of the village. Results of the strategy analysis suggest that science and technology improvement (0.543) is more important than social–economic status improvement (0.325) and built-environment improvement (0.132) for mitigating urban hazards in Nanning. The proposed framework in this study contributes to the interdisciplinary understanding of community resilience for urban flooding and is expected to be applied to sustain urban planning and flood evacuations.

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