A multi-criteria fuzzy method for selecting the location of a solid waste disposal facility

A multi-criteria fuzzy method for selecting the location of a solid waste disposal facility

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Article ID: iaor201525469
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 221
End Page Number: 249
Publication Date: Jul 2014
Journal: International Journal of Management and Decision Making
Authors: , ,
Keywords: combinatorial optimization, decision
Abstract:

Facility location is a multi‐criteria decision process that has important operational and economic impacts and that typically involves uncertainty and vagueness of evaluations. A fuzzy‐based method supporting preliminary decision‐making about siting solid waste incinerators is proposed building on a structured classification of criteria for location selection developed from the existing literature. The application to a case study revealed the advantages of the methodology. The work intends to provide a general and comprehensive taxonomy of decision criteria that may be adapted to various facility location problems together with a fuzzy inference process that is useful for companies and public administration institutions looking for rigorous but relatively simple decision‐making tools in uncertain environments. Future research will compare the developed method with the most common tools for making location decisions. The approach will be then extended to different kinds of facilities.

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