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A MULTIATTRIBUTE DECISION‐MAKING APPROACH TO THE SELECTION OF AN AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR ICEBREAKERS *
Author(s) -
Hannan Edward L.,
Smith Joseph A.,
Gilbert G. Ronald
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1983.tb00183.x
Subject(s) - coast guard , operations research , computer science , selection (genetic algorithm) , guard (computer science) , analytic hierarchy process , group decision making , order (exchange) , process (computing) , hierarchy , industrial engineering , management science , engineering , artificial intelligence , marine engineering , business , market economy , finance , law , political science , economics , programming language , operating system
This paper describes the use of multiattribute decision making by the U.S. Coast Guard when choosing the most appropriate auxiliary device to use on an icebreaker. Five different missions of icebreakers are defined, and the objectives and attributes that describe the effectiveness of each auxiliary device in accomplishing these missions are established. For each geographical area of interest, the missions are weighted using the analytical hierarchy process. Also, group utilities are developed for attribute vectors in order to incorporate the judgments of different icebreaker operators.