The Combination of Expert Judgment and GIS-MAIRCA Analysis for the Selection of Sites for Ammunition Depots
Open Access
- 15 April 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 8 (4), 372
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su8040372
Abstract
This paper suggests spatial multi-criteria model in order to assist decision makers in the selection of sites which are suitable for ammunition depots (AD). They represent military facilities which have more criteria that need to be matched than civil structures. The proposed model is based on combined use of Geographic information systems (GIS) and multi-criteria techniques. The model application is presented in the case study of Carpathian region, the Eastern part of Serbia. The model deals with nine restrictions and six evaluation criteria. Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory—Analytic Network Process (DEMATEL-ANP) multi-criteria techniques are used to determine weight coefficients of evaluation criteria. Along with the above mentioned methods, this paper introduces a new technique for the multi-criteria decision making—MAIRCA (MultiAttributive Ideal-Real Comparative Analysis) method. The MAIRCA method is used for the ranking and selection of suitable locations. The results have shown that 45 km2 of the Carpathian region is very suitable for ammunition depot construction. The MAIRCA method chose location L1 as the most appropriate. Sensitivity analysis shows that the model is capable of identifying a suitable ammunition depot location. This approach can be helpful in determining suitable ammunition depot locations in other regions with similar geographic conditions and can also be successfully used for the suitability assessment of existing ammunition depots.This publication has 28 references indexed in Scilit:
- A fuzzy multi-criteria decision making model for supplier selectionExpert Systems with Applications, 2011
- An integrated MCDM technique combined with DEMATEL for a novel cluster-weighted with ANP methodExpert Systems with Applications, 2011
- Multi-criteria site selection for fire services: the interaction with analytic hierarchy process and geographic information systemsNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2010
- A value-created system of science (technology) park by using DEMATELExpert Systems with Applications, 2009
- Combining GIS with fuzzy multicriteria decision-making for landfill siting in a fast-growing urban regionJournal of Environmental Management, 2008
- Airline safety measurement using a hybrid modelJournal of Air Transport Management, 2007
- Evaluating intertwined effects in e-learning programs: A novel hybrid MCDM model based on factor analysis and DEMATELExpert Systems with Applications, 2007
- Developing global managers’ competencies using the fuzzy DEMATEL methodExpert Systems with Applications, 2007
- A discussion on the computational limitations of outranking methods for land‐use suitability assessmentInternational Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2006
- On sensitivity analysis for a class of decision systemsDecision Support Systems, 1996