Title
Hierarchical Decision-Making Using A New Mathematical Model Based On The Best-Worst Method
Abstract
Decision-making processes in different organizations often have a hierarchical and multilevel structure with various criteria and sub-criteria. The application of hierarchical decision-making has been increased in recent years in many different areas. Researchers have used different hierarchical decision-making methods through mathematical modeling. The best-worst method (BWM) is a multi-criteria evaluation methodology based on pairwise comparisons. In this paper, we introduce a new hierarchical BWM (HBWM) which consists of seven steps. In this new approach, the weights of the criteria and sub-criteria are obtained by using a novel integrated mathematical model. To analyze the proposed model, two numerical examples are provided. To show the performance of the introduced approach, a comparison is also made between the results of the HBWM and BWM methodologies. The analysis demonstrates that HBWM can effectively determine the weights of criteria and sub-criteria through an integrated model.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.15837/ijccc.2019.6.3675
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS COMMUNICATIONS & CONTROL
Keywords
Field
DocType
decision model, MCDM, best-worst method, hierarchical decision-making, pairwise comparison
Computer science,Artificial intelligence,Best worst method,Machine learning
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
14
6
1841-9836
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
6