Multi-Criteria Analysis

Moreover, the application of this tool permitted to evaluate the effect and efficiency of combinations of measures. Using multi-criteria analysis during the decision-making process allows taking into consideration several criteria such as technical efficiency of the measures, cost of their application, political criteria and socio-economic issues. 

Geldermann, J. and Rentz, O. (2005). Multi-criteria analysis for the assessment of environmentally relevant installations. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 9 (3), 127-142. 

As data availability on the subject has not always been satisfying, a qualitative multi-criteria analysis has been chosen as an approach. Due to the subjective elements involved therein, the report tries to achieve maximum transparency by showing step by step how each of the conclusions has been reached. 

It is clear that during high wind and PV production months, H2 is used less, hence the lower re-electrifier output, and vice versa. Also, in spite of their almost identical capacities, wind turbines tend to be extremely more productive than photovoltaics this indicates that wind instalments are not only cheaper per kW, but also much more energy efficient. As a result, PV investments without further grants (such as per kWh produced) are bound to be excluded from any economic assessment of a proposed hybrid energy system, unless a multi-criteria analysis on 100% RES systems sums up concealed advantages, such as periodic lack of either solar or wind resource availability. 

Tzeng, G-H., Lin, C-W., Opricovic, S. (2004). Multi-criteria analysis of alternative-fuel buses for public transportation. Energy Policy (in print). 

Lerche D, Bruggemann R, Sorensen P, Carlsen L, Nielsen OJ (2002) A comparison of partial order technique with three methods of multi-criteria analysis for ranking of chemical substances. J Chem Inf Comput Sci 42 1086-1098... 

A Comparison of Partial Order Technique with Three Methods of Multi-Criteria Analysis for Ranking of Chemical Substance... 

An alternative to time-consuming risk assessments of chemical substances could be more reliable and advanced priority setting methods. Hasse Diagram Technique (HDT) and/or Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) provide an elaboration of the simple scoring methods. The present chapter evaluates HDT relative to two MCA techniques. The main methodological step in the comparison is the use of probability concepts based on mathematical tools such as linear extensions of partially ordered sets and Monte Carlo simulations. A data set consisting of 12 High Production Volume Chemicals (HPVCs) is used for illustration. 

Dodgson, J.S., Spackman, M., Pearman, A., Phillips, L.D., 2009. Multi-criteria Analysis A Manual. Department for Communities and Local Government, London. 

Figure 1. MCA8 window with results of multi-criteria analysis. 

From the point of view of information technology, the most interesting is the application called Model. Broadly speaking, the Model describes the domain specific data and the domain specific logic of application. The Model also ensures the persistence of data. In our case, the Model includes three classes for the representation of Input data. Results of solution and Algorithms solving multi-criteria analysis individual methods. (Dvorsky et cd. 2008)... 

Formally, the multi-criteria analysis tasks are set by means of evaluating matrix. The columns of the matrix represent individual criteria, the lines represent individual variants. From the point of view of object-oriented design, it is more suitable to implement the criteria and variants as separate classes. Both criteria... 

Figure 1 (see section 3) shows the MCA8 window with the results of multi-criteria analysis for this decision-making task (shows arrangement of SS using... 

Deng, H.1999. Multi-criteria analysis with fuzzy pair-wise comparison. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning. 21 215-231. 

ABSTRACT This paper discusses techniques for integrating risk and multi-criteria analysis in electricity distribution system asset management. The focus is on the tasks of the distribution company asset managers whose challenge is to incorporate the different company objectives and risk analysis into a structured decision framework when deciding how to handle the company physical assets. 

Without going further into theory and method classifications, we summarize that dealing with imcer-tainty in multi-criteria analysis in practice requires methods to ... 

This link between different tools for risk analysis and the final decision is often missing in real Hfe decision making in distribution companies. While risk matrices are often used by asset managers, justifications for how the matrices are built and how they are used further in decision making are often missing. The IDS software, as an integrated tool for risk and multi-criteria analysis and visualization, has a good application potential in DSAM. 

As the modernization of distribution substations and the installation of remote-controlled systems within electrical distribution networks in the Northern Moravian region have not ceased, there are ftirther opportunities (with benefits) to utihse procedures and methods of the multi-criteria analysis as included within the MCA8 software. The results have actually shown that the modernizations and installations of new devices were implemented at the most convenient areas within the electrical distribution network as there has been a significant reduction of failure duration within the network resulting in improved reliabihty of the supply of electric power to customers. That fact is actually proven by the analysis of effects conducted for remote-controUed devices with respect to operation parameters of a selected section of the electrical distribution network described in the final part of this paper. 

There are different techniques that can be applied in assessing the survey results and opinions of experts such as the Multi-Criteria Analysis (Mendoza et al. 1999) and Delphi Technique (Harold et al. 1975). For now and because of the lack of our survey data, 1 do not discuss these methods further here. 

Mendoza, G.A., Macoun, P., Prabhu, R., Sukadri, D., Pumomo, H. Hartanto, H., (1999). Guidelines for applying multi-criteria analysis to the assessment of criteria and indicators. The Criteria Indicators Toolbox Series No. 9. Centre for International Forestry Research, pp. 34-37. 

Janssen R (2001) On the use of multi-criteria analysis in environmental impact assessment in the Netherlands. Journal of Multi-criteria Decision Analysis 10 101-109. 

It is unclear how different component scores are aggregated and weighted in the final index - the Coalition reports that suggested weights were defined based on a survey of Coalition members - but future versions of the Index promise to be based on stakeholder desires and a multi-criteria analysis that should allow different audiences to weight their own, customized index. 

Erik Karrman (sustainable wastewater management decision support and multi-criteria analysis of municipal and local water and wastewater systems). Director of Research and Development, Urban Water Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm... 

There is no simple decision rule which maintenance policy should be taken to provide the best effectiveness of technical systems during their life span. While developing the methodology for modelling the processes of technical systems maintenance, taking into account the DT concept, it should be noted that the purpose of the model is usually to minimize the expected duration of system down-state Ej T), the expected maintenance costs C(T), or maximize the system availability function A(T). At the same time, the impact of their components failures on its environment is also important. The level of this impact can be expressed by the function of the expected failure consequences costs CJT). On the other hand, further considerations omit the possibility of performing a multi-criteria analysis. 

Select methods and tools Select the appropriate methods and tools for the analysis of alternative options. Some relevant cost-benefit analysis methods include Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA), Input-Output Models (I-O), General Equilibrium Models (GE), and Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA). 

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