A decision support system for site selection of large-scale infrastructure facilities using natural language
(2003) A decision support system for site selection of large-scale infrastructure facilities using natural language. In Chattopadhyay, G. and Kozan, E. and Beard, R., Eds. Proceedings Operations Research into the 21st Century, pages pp. 1-17, Australis Noosa Lakes Resort, Queensland, Australia.
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Abstract
Spatial problems are often characterised by incomplete information, multiple conflicting evaluation criteria and a heterogeneous group of decision-makers. Implementation of existing analytical decision–making methods in a Spatial Decision Support System has been characterised by difficulties when dealing with uncertainty, criteria standardization, and group decision-making where there is no consensus. Another problem is the real or perceived difficulty of using such systems, leading to poor uptake by decision-makers. This paper discusses the development of a spatial decision support system (SDSS) using a new natural language approach to mitigate the abovementioned difficulties. The system is designed to aid site selection for large-scale infrastructure facilities at a strategic level, using a fuzzy multicriteria, multi-decision-maker framework and linguistic methods. We describe the theoretical basis of our approach, and its practical implementation in a GIS-based System. A real world site selection problem involving the location of a new industrial facility at Brisbane Airport (Australia) is also worked through.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | Spatial decision support system, Multicriteria evaluation, linguistic methods |
| Subjects: | 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280109 Decision Support and Group Support Systems |
| ID Code: | 4223 |
| Deposited By: | Goonetilleke, Ashantha |
| Deposited On: | 18 May 2006 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.asor.org.au/ |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2003 (please consult author) |