Multi crteria decision making and its applications : a literature review

This paper presents current techniques used in Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and their applications. Two basic approaches for MCDM, namely Artificial Intelligence MCDM (AIMCDM) and Classical MCDM (CMCDM) are discussed and investigated. Recent articles from international journals related to MCDM are collected and analyzed to find which approach is more common than the other in MCDM. Also, which area these techniques are applied to. Those articles are appearing in journals for the year 2008 only. This paper provides evidence that currently, both AIMCDM and CMCDM are equally common in MCDM

Using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process for southern Johor river ranking

This paper presents the application of fuzzy set theory in multi criteria decision making (MCDM). Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) technique will be used to rank alternatives to find the most reasonable and efficient use of river system. The overall aspects of river system including both qualitative and quantitative are emphasized. Four criteria and 20 subcriteria have been identified and compared. Fuzzy numbers and linguistic variables are presented to address inherently uncertain or imprecise data. The technique is tested to real rivers data. A comparison between the proposed technique and the previous results obtained using conventional techniques is presente