Duration of cargo operation (loading or discharging) is of paramount importance for ship
owners and port managers since idle time at terminal significantly boost to the cost of …

Material selection is a complex problem in the design and development of products for
diverse engineering applications. This paper presents a fuzzy PROMETHEE (Preference …

In many practical problems, multiple alternatives are ranked with respect to related criteria,
and the criteria's weights are usually unknown. In order to solve this kind of multicriteria …

The aim of this paper is to provide not only a hybrid theoretical methodology in multiple-
attribute decision making problems but also a practical application in maritime transportation …

Risk assessment in maritime domain is one of the most cited topics since maritime
transportation poses potential hazard for human life, marine environment and property. To …

The petrol station location selection problem is taken into consideration in this study. In order
to identify the main and sub-criteria for evaluation, the literature is reviewed and five experts …

Efficient planning of scarce resources in hospitals is a challenging task for which a large
variety of Operations Research and Management Science approaches have been …

In this paper, a novel decision methodology of critical path determination is introduced that
not only considers project time but also considers project cost, risk, quality and safety. To …

University laboratories involve various occupational hazards during the research and course
activities, which might affect health and safety of both researchers and students, including …

Disaster management is one of the most important issues in service organizations,
especially in healthcare sector. Due to the occurrences of natural or human-made incidents …