Paper Info
Title
Grey-based PROMETHEE II with application to evaluation of source water protection strategies.
Abstract
An approach to handling uncertainty in Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) using grey numbers is proposed. The grey-based PROMETHEE II methodology is designed to represent and analyze decision problems under uncertainty, which are characterized by limited input data and uncertain preferences of Decision Makers (DMs). To begin with, the basic structure of a grey decision system is developed, including definitions, notation, and detailed calculation procedures. By integrating continuous grey numbers with linguistic expressions, each DM’s uncertain preference according to multiple criteria can be expressed. The new methodology takes account of both quantitative and qualitative data, first aggregating the DMs’ individual judgements on the performance of alternatives according to each criterion, and then integrating the criteria in order to determine the relative preference of any two alternatives. These preferences are then incorporated into the PROMETHEE II method to generate a complete ranking of alternatives. The methodology is illustrated using a case study in which source water protection strategies are ranked for Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1016/j.ins.2014.09.035
Information Sciences
Keywords
Field
DocType
MCDA,Grey numbers,PROMETHEE II,Linguistic expressions,Source water protection
Decision problem,Notation,Multiple-criteria decision analysis,Expression (mathematics),Qualitative property,Ranking,Source water protection,Operations research,Mathematics,Gray (horse)
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
294
C
0020-0255
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
16
0.62
28
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hanbin Kuang1313.45
D. Marc Kilgour257170.61
K. W. Hipel3812116.70