Uptake and Dissemination of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods in Civil Engineering—Lessons from the Literature

Bruen, Michael

doi:10.3390/app11072940

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“…The developed framework can offer a practical application in the disaster resilient infrastructure context as it can support the problem structuring of these problems by facilitating the identification of problem-relevant decision attributes. The same process can (supposedly) be applied to other similar contexts, since selecting decision attributes is the primary and critical step of decision analysis and modeling in general, particularly when the popularity of MCDA in environmental, engineering, and management studies is growing (Keisler and Linkov 2014;Bruen 2021). Employing a systematically selected set of attributes for decision models could reduce the uncertainty related to decision factors in multi-objective or multi-criteria decision-making models.…”

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A prescriptive framework for recommending decision attributes of infrastructure disaster recovery problems

Zamanifar

Hartmann

2021

Environ Syst Decis

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This paper proposes a framework to systematically evaluate and select attributes of decision models used in disaster risk management. In doing so, we formalized the attribute selection process as a sequential screening-utility problem by formulating a prescriptive decision model. The aim is to assist decision-makers in producing a ranked list of attributes and selecting a set among them. We developed an evaluation process consisting of ten criteria in three sequential stages. We used a combination of three decision rules for the evaluation process, alongside mathematically integrated compensatory and non-compensatory techniques as the aggregation methods. We implemented the framework in the context of disaster resilient transportation network to investigate its performance and outcomes. Results show that the framework acted as an inclusive systematic decision aiding mechanism and promoted creative and collaborative decision-making. Preliminary investigations suggest the successful application of the framework in evaluating and selecting a tenable set of attributes. Further analyses are required to discuss the performance of the produced attributes. The properties of the resulting attributes and feedback of the users suggest the quality of outcomes compared to the retrospective attributes that were selected in an unaided selection process. Research and practice can use the framework to conduct a systematic problem-structuring phase of decision analysis and select an equitable set of decision attributes.

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A prescriptive framework for recommending decision attributes of infrastructure disaster recovery problems

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Hartmann

2021

Environ Syst Decis

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“…Multi-criteria decision-making methods are not only comprehensive, but also well-known instruments that are used for resolving decision-making dilemmas in architecture, construction, urban planning, and energy efficiency projects. As shown in territorial delimitation presented in articles by Ogrodnik (2019) and Bruen (2021), Asia, North America, and Europe (notably Poland and Lithuania, followed by Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, and France) are the leading study hubs on the topic of multi-criteria decisionmaking in architecture and civil engineering. In the aforementioned articles, researched authors used wide range of different methods, i.e.…”

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Selection of Exterior Wall System and MCDM Derived Decision

Štilić¹,

Štilić²

2022

JFDE

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In the field of construction practice, decisions regarding material selection frequently comedown to a choice based on tradition, i.e. recommendations based on the experience of theengineers hired by an employer as designers, contractors, or energy efficiency engineers.In the presented research, in addition to the Employer, technical individuals were involved inthe decision-making process. The harmonisation of Employer opinions and those of expertswere obtained through the NGT technique and Delphi based method, due to the fact that differentcriteria for a decision could represent a field of interest of an individual participant in theprocess. The result was determining the criteria, their strictness, and their weighted effect.As multi-criteria decision analysis has evolved into a powerful tool that assists decision-makersin generating "a cut above" choice in resolving specific cases and overcoming certain problemsin the architectural and construction industry, the use of the MCDM method EDAS+ in theresearch ensured an exterior wall system ranking that was not influenced by experience ormarketing.Without intending to favor any manufacturer of building materials, the research presents eightexterior wall systems belonging to different categories of core materials, all with individualfeatures, similarities, and differences.When compared to otherwise arbitrary estimates or recommendations based on experienceand the most commonly used building materials, the application of multi-criteria decisionanalysis in the case of exterior wall system selection for a particular 1938 Belgrade buildinggenerated more relevant selection results.

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“…The need to apply multi-criteria analysis in the decision-making process for the study and planning of a transport infrastructure [5] project is due to the characteristics of the infrastructure, which are considered a public good, in order to reduce the problems and risks associated with the development of such projects. The proposed methodology provides a complete and systematic solution to this problem.…”

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Evaluation and Selection of the Railroad Route between Rijeka and Zagreb

2022

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One of the biggest issues in railroad planning and design is determining the optimal railroad route. After the railroad route variants are determined, the major challenge is to identify and select the criteria which will be used for the analysis and evaluation of the variants. This paper is primarily concerned with the evaluation and selection of an optimal railroad route between Rijeka and Zagreb as part of the Mediterranean Corridor. The large number of criteria used to analyze solutions makes this decision-making complex. The objectives are usually in conflict with each other, and there are usually several groups of decision makers involved in the process. The aim of this paper was to analyze alternative railroad route variants using the optimization method of multi-criteria analysis. To achieve the research aim, a model comprising the defined criteria and sub-criteria including their weighting coefficients was set. To perform the analysis, the authors applied the defined model for evaluation and selection of a railway route between Rijeka and Zagreb using the PROMETHEE II method for multi-criteria ranking of alternatives and the computer software “Visual PROMETHEE”. The value of the defined model is expressed by the presented methodology of multi-criteria optimization, which is used in railroad planning and designing.

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Uptake and Dissemination of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods in Civil Engineering—Lessons from the Literature

Cited by 8 publications

References 158 publications

A prescriptive framework for recommending decision attributes of infrastructure disaster recovery problems

A prescriptive framework for recommending decision attributes of infrastructure disaster recovery problems

Selection of Exterior Wall System and MCDM Derived Decision

Evaluation and Selection of the Railroad Route between Rijeka and Zagreb

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