Decision Making Applications in Management and Engineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6(2), P. 600 - 619
Published: July 16, 2023
Healthcare
waste
(HCW)
management
is
a
complex
issue
influenced
by
many
factors,
including
technological,
economic,
environmental,
and
social
factors.
It
possible
to
regard
the
evaluation
of
best
treatment
technique
for
HCW
as
challenging
case
MCDM
(multi-criteria
decision-making),
where
various
alternatives
criteria
must
be
considered.
The
presentation
handling
shaky
data
are
crucial
choosing
technology.
In
order
address
issues
with
Fermatean
fuzzy
(FF)
data,
we
first
build
consensus-based
WASPAS
approach
in
this
study.
suggested
integrated
methodology,
rank
determined
using
method
an
FF
environment,
attribute
weights
estimated
entropy
measure
technique.
preceding,
technology
assessment
considered
make
proposed
structure's
applicability
more
transparent.
study,
four
methods—chemical
disinfection,
microwave
cremation,
autoclaving—are
options.
According
study's
findings,
autoclaving
most
effective
method.
Additionally,
demonstrate
sensitivity
several
weight
sets
test
stability
our
intriguing
approach.
We
also
call
attention
contrast
between
decision-making
practices
now
use.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
168, P. 112819 - 112819
Published: Aug. 12, 2022
Decisions
on
waste
management
systems
are
subjected
to
multiple
sustainability
criteria,
including
environmental,
social,
and
economic
criteria.
Decision
makers
therefore
can
benefit
from
systematic
approaches
evaluate
different
options
considering
This
study
reviews
multi
criteria
decision
making
(MCDM)
life
cycle
assessment
(LCA)
that
assess
the
of
systems.
We
present
a
framework
for
integrating
LCA-MCDM
approaches.
First,
we
identified
most
used
MCDM
methods
published
in
literature
highlight
technical
literature.
Then,
key
issues
LCA
studies
were
reviewed
discussed.
The
review
results
indicated
there
only
limited
number
integrated
Furthermore,
more
than
half
did
use
approach
failed
consider
all
three
pillars
sustainability.
There
is
also
lack
detailed
information
inventory
part
which
reduces
reproducibility
clarity
studies.
In
addition,
normalization
weighting
convert
environmental
impact
categories
each
scenario
into
single
scores
often
neither
clearly
explained
nor
justified.
Also,
about
experts
involved
decision-making
process
as
well
procedure
acquiring
their
opinions
not
fully
presented.
Finally,
approaches,
relevant
related
standards
set
recommendations
performing
an
ensure
scientifically
robust,
meaningful
reliable
decisions.
Expert Systems with Applications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
221, P. 119724 - 119724
Published: Feb. 22, 2023
Evaluation
based
on
distance
from
average
solution
(EDAS),
developed
in
2015,
is
one
of
the
well-known
and
frequently
utilized
methods
which
applied
for
different
types
decision
making
problems.
The
output
EDAS
a
ranking
order
alternatives
their
aggregated
scores.
In
this
regard,
literature
lacks
comprehensive
review
developments
applications
EDAS.
For
purpose,
study
conducts
developments,
extensions,
method.
First,
method
its
extensions
are
shortly
introduced.
Next,
theoretical
studies
presented.
A
meta
analysis
performed
terms
publication
year,
authors,
authors’
countries,
journals,
combined
methods,
uncertainty
sets.
Practical
problems
categorized
into
nine
application
groups
as
agriculture,
business
management,
construction
energy
natural
resources,
healthcare
information
technology
(IT),
manufacturing,
supply
chain
transportation
management.
Results
can
empower
real-life
makers
to
handle
vague
incomplete
involved
process,
express
opinions
stakeholders
under
novel
Healthcare Analytics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4, P. 100232 - 100232
Published: July 20, 2023
Healthcare
decision-making
has
often
been
viewed
as
a
complex
multi-dimensional
problem
due
to
medical,
technological,
social,
ethical,
economic,
and
environmental
factors
along
with
multiple
conflicting
objectives
the
participation
of
different
stakeholders.
Several
multi-criteria
(MCDM)
techniques
have
successfully
deployed
resolve
this
issue,
providing
transparent,
consistent,
accurate,
timely
solutions.
This
paper
reviews
140
journal
articles
published
during
2013-2022
(available
in
Scopus
database)
on
MCDM
applications
healthcare
decision-making.
Those
are
subsequently
categorized
into
11
application
areas,
i.e.,
(a)
supply
chain
management,
(b)
medical
device
material
selection,
(c)
disease
identification
treatment,
(d)
information
system,
(e)
logistics,
(f)
operations
management
healthcare,
(g)
quality
evaluation,
(h)
risk
(i)
waste
(J)
COVID-19,
(k)
miscellaneous.
Their
contents
also
critically
analyzed
concerning
year-wise,
journal-wise,
institution-wise,
country-wise
publications,
authors'
nationality,
employed,
other
mathematical
tools
considered
for
criteria
weight
measurement
uncertainty
modeling,
relation
keywords.
The
analysis
identifies
Waste
Management
most
explored
area;
Computers
Industrial
Engineering,
Journal
Cleaner
Production,
Sustainability
popular
journals;
Shiraz
University
Medical
Sciences,
Iran,
contributing
university;
India
productive
country
respect
several
authors
co-authors;
analytic
hierarchy
process
tool.
It
would
help
professionals
understand
how
researchers
efficiently
benefits
various
solving
healthcare-related
problems.
