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A multifaceted quantitative index for sustainability assessment of groundwater management: application for aquifers around Iran
, Article Water International ; Volume 47, Issue 3 , 2022 , Pages 338-360 ; 02508060 (ISSN) ; Parizi, E ; Hosseini, S. M ; Ataie Ashtiani, B ; Sharif University of Technology
Routledge
2022
Abstract
This study developed a groundwater sustainable management index including components of environmental, social, economic and institutional responsibility. Four significant indicators: integrated groundwater footprint, population density, percentage of groundwater used for agricultural and industrial sectors, and density of observation wells were adopted and executed for 443 of Iran’s aquifers. The results indicated that the groundwater sustainable management for 32% of Iran’s aquifers is poor–very poor, and this index is more sensitive to economic and social indicators. Finally, an inverse correlation was observed between the groundwater sustainable management index values and the coefficient...
Sustainability Assessment of Preventive Maintenance Plans (Case Study: Slurry Seal and Thin Overlay)
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Tabatabaee, Nader (Supervisor)
Abstract
Preventive maintenance strategies have been considered by highway agencies in order to increase pavement service life and to reduce the costs associated with pavement maintenance. Due to the increasing concern regarding promoting sustainable pavements, consideration of the environmental, economic and performance factors in devising preventive maintenance strategies is of great importance.This study contributes to developing a multicriteria decision-making tool for sustainability evaluation of pavement preventive maintenance strategies. The developed tool, PaveSAT, considers the greenhouse gas emission, net present value, and pavement performance to rank preventive maintenance schemes using...
Strategies for Iranian Natural Gas Resources by Economic Optimization Based on MCDM Analysis
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Maleki, Abbas (Supervisor)
Abstract
Due to rising demand of Natural gas in the global market and expected natural gas production soar in Iran which holds largest natural gas reserved in the world, addressing the optimal allocation of natural gas resources considering the role of Iran in global trade is of utmost importance to researchers as well as policy makers . The aim of this research is to develop a decision making tool which optimally allocate the natural gas resources. To develop this tool, qualitative and quantitative models of Multi-Criteria decision making considering energy security, economic and environment criteria are coupled to find the bests alternative options of natural gas exploration and the economic...
Multicriteria Decision Making in Water Resources Planning and Management using Fuzzy Sets
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Shamsai, Abolfazl (Supervisor)
Abstract
Water resources planning and management projects are done in order to accomplish several goals. Moreover, social, environmental, political etc impacts of such projects increase the complexity of the problem of choosing the best alternative among others. The project of diversion of water form Zab Watershed into Lake Urmia Watershed is one of these projects which regarding water demands and problems in Lake Urmia Watershed and also Zab Watershed water resources that exceed its water demands has been considered. Therefore, after conducting research studies, five locations have been determined as potential places to build a dam on the Zab River and transferring its water to Lake Urmia Watershed....
Electric Power Distribution Planning using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Techniques and Stochastic Programming
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Kianfar, Farhad (Supervisor)
Abstract
One of the most important issues in every country is electric power planning in all aspects like production and distribution. Electric power distribution planning is a way to control and optimize the usage of energy. According to shortage of resources and high value of them, it is important to have a plan in the amount of energy sending from supplier to consumer. Based on the nature of the problem that decision makers face different criteria from internal and external environment, using multi-criteria decision making methods is an appropriate way. By finding parameters, constraints and capacity of the system, we can choose the best method.On the other hand, in real world most of the...
Design and Simulation of Process Units for Various Municipal Wastewater Treatment Methods
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Shayegan, Jalaloddin (Supervisor)
Abstract
In this thesis, an algorithm is developed based on Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (Analytical Hierarchy Process, TOPSIS) combination with Fuzzy logic, and then user-friendly software with a GUI was designed and introduced. By using this method, it becomes possible to compare processes based on their ratings and users desired importance, and finally determine the closest process to the user ideal choice
Application of Data Mining Techniques in Diagnosis & Prediction of Heart Disease
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Akhavan Niaki, Taghi (Supervisor)
Abstract
Nowadays, data is the most important asset for health organizations in which the process of collecting, storing and analyzing of data leads to success of health organizations. Many companies have turned to data mining for the beneficial use of these data. The main purpose of data mining is to obtain useful knowledge from existing data. One of the diseases that is very significant for data miners is cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is the most important cause of death in the world. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the diagnostic and predictive measures of these patients. In this study, a database containing of characteristics of patients with chest pain who referred to...
Applying MCDM to Evaluate Effectiveness of Wetlands Restoration Projects on Supplying Ecological Water Demand (Case study: Urmia Lake)
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Tajrishy, Mohammad Masoud (Supervisor)
Abstract
Due to the numerous climate fluctuations and inefficient management of water resources during recent decades in Iran, the condition of some wetlands has become critical and the need for rehabilitation has increased. The importance of the wetlands and plains ecosystem have led to initiate some extensive projects to preserve and revive them. While implementing the projects some questions have been raised by the scientists and public whether the impact and success of these projects are in direct with objectives of the restoration program or not.For instance, Urmia Lake as one of the most precious natural habitats of Iran and as one of the biological reservoirs of the world is selected for this...
Prioritizing and Clustering Customers in a Supply Chain with Perishable and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) (Case Study of Ramak Company)
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Rafiee, Majid (Supervisor)
Abstract
Knowing different groups of customers and building effective communication with them in such a way as to guarantee the future economic interests of the organization is a very important issue in today's businesses. The attraction of profitable customers, as well as the preservation of valuable old customers, are both important, except for the precise identification of their features. The value of customer longevity plays an important role in customer segmentation, and there are numerous researches that focuses on customer value with the aim of making more profit for the organization, most of which have life-cycle customer value models as the main inputs for segmentation cCustomers have been...
Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Indicators and Technologies
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Abrishamchi, Ahmad (Supervisor) ; Dansh-Yazdi, Mohammad (Co-Supervisor)
Abstract
An increase of wastewater treatment plants and wastewater treatments methods have increased the importance of selection of best wastewater treatment alternative. This selection should not be merely based on the quality of effluent, but the whole factors (economic, environmental, technical and social factor) should be considered. Different methods for the assessment of wastewater treatment plants is used. For example, life cycle assessment is used for the evaluation of environmental impacts or cost-benefit analysis are used for economic analysis. But, for selection of the most sustainable technology whole factors should be evaluated together. Multi-criteria decision-making methods can be...
A New Approach Based on Mathematical Modelling and Fuzzy Multi Criteria Decision Making for Supplier Selection in Green Supply Chain
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hajji, Alireza (Supervisor)
Abstract
Recently, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the damage to the environment is very important. Due to the increasing environmental awareness of the people on the one hand, and government pressure to reduce damage to the environment on the other hand, has led organizations to pay more attention to this important issue. In addition, these organizations in order to participate in the global competition, should consider green criteria along with other criteria. Hence, the organizations to outsourcing part of their work are looking for Suppliers who along with other criteria also meet the criteria for being green. In this study, a new two-stage approach based on fuzzy...
A Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Approach to Sustainable Development Case Study of Hendurabi Island in Iran
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Ph.D. Dissertation
Sharif University of Technology
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Abrishamchi, Ahmad
(Supervisor)
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Maknoon, Reza
(Co-Supervisor)
Abstract
The main objective of this research is to provide a framework by which decision-makers can evaluate and compare alternatives for sustainable development planning under uncertain dynamic future considering the risk and uncertainty associated with human judgment as well as the uncertain future. This approach combines the Delphi method, fuzzy set theory, and a discrete multi-criteria method based on prospect theory (TODIM). TODIM (an acronym in Portuguese for iterative MCDM) method is a particular multi-criteria approach based on the prospect theory. A qualitative Delphi technique is used to identify a set of qualitative sustainability criteria and to rate the alternatives accordingly. The...
Feasibility Study of Application of Developing New Techniques for Fuel Cell Vehicle by Focusing on Nanotechnology
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Mostafavi, Mostafa (Supervisor)
Abstract
Due to daily decrease of fossil energy resources, increase of environmental pollution which is included of toxic and greenhouse gases, and extensive growing rate of demands in transportation industry, especially vehicle industry, developing solutions in using fuel cells are vital for this industry in our country. Fuel cells are green, efficient and also powerful energy generators. According to potential advantages of fuel cells, structure, performance, benefits and also types of fuel cells are introduced as a desired energy resource. Indentifying existing choices of energy generators and ranking them using MCDM (Multi-Criteria Decision Making) technique was the first step to perform a...
The Comparative Study of Nanotechnology Research and Development in The World Selected Countries
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Ghasemi, Farhad (Supervisor)
Abstract
Nanotechnology requires a number of infrastructures for reaching its sustainable development. For each step of its development , various infrastructures should be studied and prepared in advance.In this direction, by introducing and recognizing the priority of Iran Nanotechnology R&D indexes ,the present research is going to propose an effective help. In this case, after studying the related literature and gathering the needed data , 27 indexes were recognized. Then , the indexes were divided in 7 criteria.In order to find the priority of the applied indexes , Fuzzy Multiple Criteria Decision Making (FMCDM) was applied. As the weighting of 7 criteria had been found by FANP , the...
A multicriteria-optimization model for cultural heritage renovation projects and public-private partnerships in the hospitality industry
, Article Current Issues in Tourism ; Volume 25, Issue 22 , 2022 , Pages 3709-3734 ; 13683500 (ISSN) ; Azadmanesh, A ; Nasr, A. K ; Mina, H ; Sharif University of Technology
Routledge
2022
Abstract
The tourism and hospitality industry significantly impacts socio-economic development and cultural growth in developing countries. This study develops an integrated multicriteria decision-making and optimization model for partner selection in public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the hospitality industry. The proposed model uses a weighted influence non-linear gauge system to evaluate the partners. A multi-objective optimization model is then utilized to select a partner for each PPP project using a linear programming metric solution approach. A case study demonstrates the applicability of the proposed model in a PPP project in Iran to renovate and convert historic houses into hotels...
Locating wind farm for power and hydrogen production based on Geographic information system and multi-criteria decision making method: An application
, Article International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ; Volume 47, Issue 58 , 2022 , Pages 24569-24583 ; 03603199 (ISSN) ; Hosseini Dehshiri, S. J ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2022
Abstract
Hydrogen generation from renewable energy resources is considered as a suitable solution to solve the problems related to the energy sector and the reduction of greenhouse gases. The aim of this study is to provide an integrated framework for identifying suitable areas for the construction of wind farms to produce hydrogen. For this purpose, a combined method of Geographic Information System (GIS) and multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) has been used to locate the power plant in Yazd province. The GIS method in the present study consisted of two parts: constraints and criteria. The constraint section included areas that were unsuitable for the construction of wind farms to produce power...
A Framework for Price Negotiations in Presence of Alternative Options
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi (Supervisor)
Abstract
The present research investigates the conjunction of two areas of pricing and negotiation techniques to find a relationship between price and other key factors such as quality, quantity, time, etc. and observe the overall effect of these factors on how to design and implement negotiations over price in B2B environment. The research presents a model to describe the process of negotiation and applies quantitative methods to rank negotiable scenarios. This set of scenarios, then is sorted in a triangular model of negotiation strategy and is used as a roadmap for negotiation. Furthermore, researcher evaluates effective tactics and their implementation to drive negotiation sessions based on...
Determining the priority of Iranian Manufacturing Corporation Based on Major Economic Index
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Eshragh nia jahromi, Abdolhamid (Supervisor)
Abstract
Considering the daily growth of industries in international market competition and the necessity of investment in related infrastructure development, determining the priority of industries in order to strengthen or support of these industries, seems as an inevitable issue, so for the purpose of making proper decisions in an optimum way, we must use scientific decision making methods. This study evaluates the priority of industries in Iran and comparison of them. Therefore, according to the international standard classification of economic activities (ISIC), two-digit and four-digit codes are specified for each industry. In addition, based on major economic indicators, the status of these...
Supplier Selection and Order Lot Sizing under Volume Discount Environments in a Supply Chain Using Multi Criteria Decision Making Approach
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Eshraghniaye Jahromi, Abdolhamid (Supervisor)
Abstract
Traditionally, supplier selection should simultaneously take into account numerous heterogeneous criteria and then is a tedious task for the purchasing decision makers. The global supplier selection problem is more complex than domestic one and it needs more critical analysis. It becomes especially complicated when quantity discounts are considered at the same time. Under such manner, most studies often formulate such a problem as a Multi-Objective Linear Programming (MOLP) problem, and then scale it down to a Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) problem to handle the inherited multi-objectives simultaneously. However, this approach often neglects to consider scaling and subjective weighting...
Provide a Model for Evaluating Supply Chain Performance using a Balanced Scorecard to Supply Chain, and the Case of Iran Khodro Diesel
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hajji, Alireza (Supervisor)
Abstract
Key conservation organizations to meet customer needs and attitudes of SCM is not only the ultimate goal of customer relationship that the final product delivers, but a sequence of suppliers in this work considers the integration of organizations involved in the synchronization process material, and financial information to improve the competitiveness of the supply chain are examined. The proper functioning of the supply chain , a key role in achieving sustainable success of an organization and its profitability goals, especially. In this regard, the establishment of a system of supply chain performance measurement in continuous improvement of its performance is recommended. In each of the...