A new additive ratio assessment (ARAS) method in multicriteria decision‐making

Abstract Multicriteria decision‐making (MCDM) methods are used in many areas of human activities. Each alternative in a multicriteria decision‐making problem can be described by a set of criteria. Criteria can be qualitative and quantitative. They usually have different units of measurement and a different optimization direction. The normalization aims at obtaining comparable scales of criteria values. The paper introduces a new Additive Ratio ASsessment (ARAS) method. In order to illustrate the described ARAS method a real case study of evaluation of microclimate in office rooms is presented. The case study aims to determine the inside climate of the premises, where people work, and to define measures to be taken to improve their environment. Based on the analysis, the following criteria for inside climate evaluation are suggested: air turnover inside the premises, air humidity, air temperature, illumination intensity, air flow rate, and dew point. The criteria weights were determined by the method of pa...

[1]  David Arditi,et al.  Perceptions of Process Quality in Building Projects , 1999 .

[2]  Romualdas Ginevičius,et al.  Normalization of quantities of various dimensions , 2008 .

[3]  T. Saaty.  Highlights and critical points in the theory and application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process , 1994 .

[4]  Oleg Kapliński.  Usefulness and credibility of scoring methods in construction industry , 2008 .

[5]  Serdar Ulubeyli,et al.  A multiple criteria decision‐making approach to the selection of concrete pumps , 2009 .

[6]  Stelios H. Zanakis,et al.  Multi-attribute decision making: A simulation comparison of select methods , 1998, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[7]  Zenonas Turskis,et al.  MULTICRITERIA EVALUATION OF INNER CLIMATE BY USING MOORA METHOD , 2008 .

[8]  S French,et al.  Multicriteria Methodology for Decision Aiding , 1996 .

[9]  Oleg Kapliński,et al.  Development and usefulness of planning techniques and decision‐making foundations on the example of construction enterprises in Poland , 2008 .

[10]  E. Zavadskas,et al.  Application of a quantitative multiple criteria decision making (MCDM-1) approach to the analysis of investments in construction , 2007 .

[11]  Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,et al.  Multicriteria evaluation of apartment blocks maintenance contractors: Lithuanian case study , 2009 .

[12]  B. Roy.  Decision-aid and decision-making , 1990 .

[13]  Marjana Šijanec Zavrl,et al.  Multicriterial sustainability assessment of residential buildings , 2009 .

[14]  H. Fawcett.  Manual of Political Economy , 1995 .

[15]  G. Kannan,et al.  A hybrid normalised multi criteria decision making for the vendor selection in a supply chain model , 2007 .

[16]  Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,et al.  SELECTION OF THE EFFECTIVE DWELLING HOUSE WALLS BY APPLYING ATTRIBUTES VALUES DETERMINED AT INTERVALS , 2008 .

[17]  Jana Šelih,et al.  Multiple-Criteria Decision Support System in Highway Infrastructure Management , 2008 .

[18]  R. Keeney.  Decision analysis: an overview. , 1982, Operations research.

[19]  Anna Sobotka,et al.  Multi‐attribute analysis for the eco‐energetic assessment of the building life cycle , 2009 .

[20]  Ralph L. Keeney,et al.  Feature Article - Decision Analysis: An Overview , 1982, Oper. Res..

[21]  E. Zavadskas,et al.  Multi-criteria Optimization System for Decision Making in Construction Design and Management , 2009 .

[22]  Bertrand Mareschal,et al.  Prométhée: a new family of outranking methods in multicriteria analysis , 1984 .

[23]  Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng,et al.  Compromise solution by MCDM methods: A comparative analysis of VIKOR and TOPSIS , 2004, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[24]  Valentinas Podvezko,et al.  Evaluating the alternative solutions of wall insulation by multicriteria methods , 2008 .

[25]  Friedel Peldschus,et al.  The effectiveness of assessments in multiple criteria decisions , 2007 .

[26]  R. L. Keeney,et al.  Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Trade-Offs , 1977, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

[27]  Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,et al.  Multicriteria selection of project managers by applying grey criteria , 2008 .

[28]  M. Roubens.  Preference relations on actions and criteria in multicriteria decision making , 1982 .

[29]  Hans-Jürgen Zimmermann,et al.  An application-oriented view of modeling uncertainty , 2000, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[30]  Willem K. Brauers,et al.  Normalisation in multiobjective optimisation: a general overview , 2007 .

[31]  Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,et al.  Multi‐objective decision‐making for road design , 2008 .

[32]  Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,et al.  Contractor selection of construction in a competitive environment , 2008 .

[33]  Marius Jakimavičius,et al.  Assessment of vilnius city development scenarios based on transport system modelling and multicriteria analysis , 2009 .

[34]  Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,et al.  Multi-attribute Assessment of Road Design Solutions by Using the COPRAS Method , 2007 .

[35]  Matthias Ehrgott,et al.  Multiple criteria decision analysis: state of the art surveys , 2005 .

[36]  Edyta Plebankiewicz,et al.  Contractor prequalification model using fuzzy sets , 2010 .

[37]  Allan D. Shocker,et al.  Linear programming techniques for multidimensional analysis of preferences , 1973 .

[38]  Friedel Peldschus,et al.  The analysis of the quality of the results obtained with the methods of multi‐criteria decisions , 2009 .

[39]  新家 健精.  Decisions with Multiple Objectives Preferences and Value tradeoffs : by Ralph L. Keeney, Howard Raiffa John Willey , 1981 .

[40]  Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,et al.  Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Model by Applying Grey Numbers , 2009, Informatica.

[41]  Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,et al.  Risk assessment of construction projects , 2010 .

[42]  Ching-Lai Hwang,et al.  Multiple Attribute Decision Making: Methods and Applications - A State-of-the-Art Survey , 1981, Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems.

[43]  Valentinas Podvezko,et al.  DEPENDENCE OF MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION RESULT ON CHOICE OF PREFERENCE FUNCTIONS AND THEIR PARAMETERS , 2010 .

[44]  Valentinas Podvezko,et al.  MULTICRITERIA EVALUATION OF LITHUANIAN BANKS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THEIR RELIABILITY FOR CLIENTS , 2008 .

[45]  Oleg Kapliński.  Guest editorial: Planning instruments in construction management , 2008 .

[46]  Leonas Ustinovičius,et al.  Evaluation of Construction Process Safety Solutions Using the TOPSIS Method , 2009 .

[47]  Rex V. Brown,et al.  Justifying Public Decisions in Arctic Oil and Gas Development: American and Russian Approaches , 1998 .

[48]  Willem K. Brauers,et al.  What is meant by normalisation in decision making , 2007 .

[49]  Friedel Peldschus,et al.  Experience of the game theory application in construction management , 2008 .

[50]  Ralph L. Keeney,et al.  Appraising the precautionary principle – a decision analysis perspective , 2001 .

[51]  Valentinas Podvezko,et al.  Some problems of evaluating multicriteria decision methods , 2007 .

[52]  Jean-Claude Vansnick.  On the problem of weights in multiple criteria decision making (the noncompensatory approach) , 1986 .

[53]  Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,et al.  The MOORA method and its application to privatization in a transition economy , 2006 .

[54]  Adel Guitouni,et al.  Tentative guidelines to help choosing an appropriate MCDA method , 1998, Eur. J. Oper. Res..

[55]  Carlos A. Bana e Costa,et al.  Readings in Multiple Criteria Decision Aid , 2011 .