Decision Making and Robust Optimization for Information Systems Oriented to Emergency Events
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https://doi.org/10.15837/ijccc.2024.6.6861Keywords:
emergency management, hierarchical models, comparative analysis, supply chain disruptions, supplier selection, vigilance and reporting systems, multi-criteria decision-makingAbstract
The landscape and the factors affecting the development of advanced tools (e.g., artificial intelligence, predictive analytics of outbreaks, knowledge management, vigilance, and reporting systems) with specific concern on supply chain disruptions are described, so as the main topics on health emergencies, preparedness, and mitigation are introduced. This work deals with Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) tools to address the Suppliers Selection Problem (SSP) and prepare emergency responses by applying Robust Optimization (RO) models, dealing with uncertainty and risk, and coping with computational issues. Definitions and goals are updated, and approaches and models for emergency preparation and responses are adjusted to enlighten the costing and performance indexes. Relevant topics are also integrated: the provisions (and procurement) disruptions and the mitigation of related impacts. After that, an actual situation for deciding on the supplier bid for Information Systems oriented to emergency events is addressed. The decision matrix is built using the referred criteria. Four different MCDM methods/models with the associated software are applied: (i) the simple additive model, (ii) the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to the Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) model, (iii) the "e" Fuzzy model, and (iv) - the Elimination and Choice Expressing Reality (ELECTRE) model. The hierarchy of alternatives is built, and the decision process ends by assigning one of the bidder supplier companies. As the differences between the obtained hierarchies are minor, a comparative analysis that addresses the deviation amplitude, the best and the least alternatives, is performed.
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