Identification and prioritization of strategies to tackle COVID-19 outbreak: A group-BWM based MCDM approach

Ahmad, Naeem; Hasan, Md. Gulzarul; Barbhuiya, Rejaul Karim

doi:10.1016/j.asoc.2021.107642

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“…Due to the nature of the social vulnerability, using multi-criteria decision making is a recurring method [ [94] , [95] , [96] , [97] , [98] ] [ 99 ]. Multi-criteria decision making methods such as analytic hierarchy process (AHP), analytical network process (ANP), best-worst method (BWM), the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), and vlse kriterijumsk optimizacija kompromisno resenje (VIKOR) have been exploited in COVID-19 studies [ [100] , [101] , [102] , [103] , [104] ][ 105 ]. For instance, Malakar [ 4 ] assessed social vulnerability to COVID-19 using MCDM methodologies (fuzzy AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS).…”

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A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran

Arvin

Bazrafkan

Beiki

et al. 2023

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran

Arvin

Bazrafkan

Beiki

et al. 2023

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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“…Individuals or groups of decision makers can use MCDM approaches to make suitable and transparent judgments in difficult situations. This aids in evaluating and selecting the best alternative based on a set of criteria [40]. It is applied in a wide range of areas, including the social sciences [41,42], engineering [43,44], economics [45,46], health care [47,48], and renewable energy [49][50][51].…”

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A Hybrid Spherical Fuzzy MCDM Approach to Prioritize Governmental Intervention Strategies against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from Vietnam

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The unprecedented coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is fluctuating worldwide. Since the COVID-19 epidemic has a negative impact on all countries and has become a significant threat, it is necessary to determine the most effective strategy for governments by considering a variety of criteria; however, few studies in the literature can assist governments in this topic. Selective governmental intervention during the COVID-19 outbreak is considered a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) problem under a vague and uncertain environment when governments and medical communities adjust their priorities in response to rising issues and the efficacy of interventions applied in various nations. In this study, a novel hybrid Spherical Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (SF-AHP) and Fuzzy Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS-F) model is proposed to help stakeholders such as governors and policymakers to prioritize governmental interventions for dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. The SF-AHP is implemented to measure the significance of the criteria, while the WASPAS-F approach is deployed to rank intervention alternatives. An empirical case study is conducted in Vietnam. From the SF-AHP findings, the criteria of “effectiveness in preventing the spread of COVID-19”, “ease of implementation”, and “high acceptability to citizens” were recognized as the most important criteria. As for the ranking of strategies, “vaccinations”, “enhanced control of the country’s health resources”, “common health testing”, “formation of an emergency response team”, and “quarantining patients and those suspected of infection” are the top five strategies. Aside from that, the robustness of the approach was tested by performing a comparative analysis. The results illustrate that the applied methods reach the general best strategy rankings. The applied methodology and its analysis will provide insight to authorities for fighting against the severe pandemic in the long run. It may aid in solving many complicated challenges in government strategy selection and assessment. It is also a flexible design model for considering the evaluation criteria. Finally, this research provides valuable guidance for policymakers in other nations.

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“…However, public measures taken to control individuals’ compliance with the precautions have been insufficient. The uncertainty in business life and the suspension of the activities in many workplaces and schools accelerated the mobility and this caused the spread of virus in society [51] .…”

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Risk assessment approach for analyzing risk factors to overcome pandemic using interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy decision making method

Şeker

Bağlan²,

Aydın

et al. 2023

Applied Soft Computing

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Identification and prioritization of strategies to tackle COVID-19 outbreak: A group-BWM based MCDM approach

Cited by 47 publications

References 69 publications

A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran

A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran

A Hybrid Spherical Fuzzy MCDM Approach to Prioritize Governmental Intervention Strategies against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from Vietnam

Risk assessment approach for analyzing risk factors to overcome pandemic using interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy decision making method

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