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Evaluating and prio...
Evaluating and prioritizing the healthcare waste disposal center locations using a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making method
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- Beheshtinia, Mohammad Ali (author)
- Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Semnan University, Iran,Islamic Azad Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Ind Engn, Semnan, Iran.
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- Bahrami, Fatemeh (author)
- Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Semnan University, Iran,Islamic Azad Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Ind Engn, Semnan, Iran.
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- Fathi, Masood (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap,Forskningsmiljön Virtuell produkt- och produktionsutveckling,Division of Industrial Engineering and Management, Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Uppsala University, Sweden,Virtual Production Development (VPD),Industriell teknik,Univ Skövde, Sch Engn Sci, Div Intelligent Prod Syst, S-54128 Skövde, Sweden.
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- Asadi, Shahla (author)
- Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, Kent State University, OH, USA,Kent State Univ, Dept Management & Informat Syst, Kent, OH 44242 USA.
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Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Semnan University, Iran Islamic Azad Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Ind Engn, Semnan, Iran (creator_code:org_t)
- Springer Nature, 2023
- 2023
- English.
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In: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Nature. - 2045-2322. ; 13:1
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- Healthcare waste disposal center location (HCWDCL) impacts the environment and the health of living beings. Different and sometimes contradictory criteria in determining the appropriate site location for disposing of healthcare waste (HCW) complicate the decision-making process. This research presents a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method, named PROMSIS, to determine the appropriate HCWDCL in a real case. The PROMSIS is the combination of two well-known MCDM methods, namely TOPSIS and PROMETHEE. Moreover, fuzzy theory is used to describe the uncertainties of the problem parameters. To provide a reliable decision on selecting the best HCWDCL, a comprehensive list of criteria is identified through a literature review and experts’ opinions obtained from the case study. In total, 40 criteria are identified and classified into five major criteria, namely economic, environmental, social, technical, and geological. The weight of the considered criteria is determined by the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. Then, the score of the alternative HCWDCLs in each considered criterion is obtained. Finally, the candidate locations for disposing of HCWs are ranked by the proposed fuzzy PROMSIS method. The results show that the most important criteria in ranking the alternatives in the studied case are economic, environmental, and social, respectively. Moreover, the sub-criteria of operating cost, transportation cost, and pollution are identified as the most important sub-criteria, respectively.
Subject headings
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Naturresursteknik -- Miljöledning (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Environmental Engineering -- Environmental Management (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Maskinteknik -- Produktionsteknik, arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Mechanical Engineering -- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Transportteknik och logistik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Transport Systems and Logistics (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Multi-criteria decision making
- Disposal center location
- Healthcare waste
- Fuzzy theory
- Virtual Production Development (VPD)
- Virtual Production Development (VPD)
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