Title: The application of the even-swap-based scoring system to the selection of the heating source in house building projects

Authors: Tomasz Wachowicz; Tomasz Błaszczyk; Pawel Błaszczyk

Addresses: Department of Operations Research, University of Economics in Katowice, ul. 1 Maja 50, 40-287 Katowice, Poland ' Department of Operations Research, University of Economics in Katowice, ul. 1 Maja 50, 40-287 Katowice, Poland ' Institute of Mathematics, University of Silesia, ul. 1 Bankowa 14, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

Abstract: In this paper, we present the mechanism of scoring alternatives based on the even-swap method. The mechanism we propose derives from the notion of additive scoring systems that are commonly used in multiple criteria decision-making. In contrast to the classic approach, we use the notion of aggregated equivalent amounts defined in the even-swap procedure. This allows to determine the global scores of alternatives that can be easily interpreted and compared by a decision-maker, since they are natural and intuitive, e.g., price. We modify the original even-swap algorithm, which enables us to construct a scoring system and to find the ranking of all alternatives by means of single non-artificial criterion. In this paper, we apply the algorithm of the modified approach to the problem of selecting the heating source for an individual house building project.

Keywords: multicriteria decision making; MCDM; additive scoring system; even swaps; heating sources; new houses; house building projects; scoring alternatives.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAMS.2013.057108

International Journal of Applied Management Science, 2013 Vol.5 No.4, pp.340 - 354

Published online: 30 Jan 2014 *

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