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Environmental Impact Decision Support Tools for Horticulture Farming: Evaluation of GHG Calculators
Agriculture, 2023 Horticulture is essential in the European agricultural sector and fundamental for many EU member states. Decision Support Systems and Tools can play an essential role in a shift to result-based agriculture and evidence-based decision making, improving ...
Arnis Dzalbs +3 more
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Review on multi-criteria decision analysis in sustainable manufacturing decision making
International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2021 At present sustainable development, assessment of sustainable manufacturing practices, and prioritisation of barriers, drivers, and indicators have become complex due to the involvement of existing benchmarks like social, economical, technical, and ...
Anbesh Jamwal +3 more
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Stakeholder involvement in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2018 This brief perspective highlights the importance of decision maker buy-in and ownership through stakeholder engagement in the co-construction of the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) model.
Praveen Thokala, Guruprasad Madhavan
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Statistical Analysis of the Reliability of a Decision Obtained by the TOPSIS Method
Lithuanian Journal of Statistics, 2019 The tasks of making the most appropriate decisions taking into account a number of criteria are dealt with in variousfields such as engineering, industry, finance, economics and others.
Rūta Simanavičienė +1 more
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Multicriteria approach as a decision-support tool in the forest sector
Forest@, 2009 In this paper we present the multicriteria approach as a tool for supporting decision in the forest sector. The multifunctionality of forest ecosystem (forest ecosystem services) have been recognised as a crucial characteristic; therefore, interventions ...
Cóndor RD, Scarelli A, Valentini R
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Stochastic Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis – Matching (SMAA-M)
Operations Research Perspectives, 2020 The present work introduces Stochastic Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis – Matching (SMAA-M), a MCDM technique which, just as former SMAA versions, has been designed for public decision environments.
Rafael Guillermo García-Cáceres
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Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
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Multicriteria Portfolio Decision Analysis for Project Selection [PDF]
, 2016 Multicriteria Portfolio Analysis spans several methods which typically employ build on MCDA to guide the selection of a subset (i.e.,portfolio) of available objects, with the aim of maximising the performance of the resulting portfolio with regard to multiple criteria, subject to the requirement that the selected portfolio does not consume of resources
Morton, Alec +2 more
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Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.Cooling holes provide a simple passive cooling strategy for polymer spur gears, reducing maximum operating temperature by up to 9.39% while introducing a measurable gear mesh stiffness penalty. A validated response‐surface model reveals how hole size and location govern this thermal–mechanical trade‐off, enabling design optimization for thermally and ...
Abderrahim Baccar +5 more
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Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.Disease classification criteria and response criteria are important tools in the conduct of observational studies and clinical trials for rheumatic diseases. This paper updates methodologic guidance for classification and response criteria funded, developed and/or endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), incorporating contemporary ...
Sindhu R. Johnson +4 more
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