Article: A framework for optimal patch release time using G-DEMATEL and multi-attribute utility theory Journal: International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IJISE) 2024 Vol.46 No.4 pp.531 - 555 Abstract: The primary focus of the present work is to determine the optimal vulnerability patch release time using multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) by considering two objectives that are cost minimisation and reliability maximisation. The novelty of the study lies in multi-phased research methodology for identifying the attributes affecting the software patch release time through a combination of literature review and the grey-Delphi approach for guiding the optimisation process. The literature has directly considered the weights of the attributes without emphasising their interrelationships, which is overcome by the use of the DEMATEL methodology under the grey environment in the current study for the evaluation of weights of selected attributes. The implications of the study will help in achieving the sustainable development goals pertaining to innovation and infrastructure. A numerical example is used to demonstrate the relevance of the optimisation problem. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: A framework for optimal patch release time using G-DEMATEL and multi-attribute utility theory

Authors: Misbah Anjum; A.H.S. Garmabaki; P.K. Kapur; Sunil Kumar Khatri; Vernika Agarwal

Addresses: Amity Institute of Information Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India ' Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Operation, Maintenance and Acoustics, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden ' Amity Center for Inter-Disciplinary Research, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India ' Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India ' Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi, India

Abstract: The primary focus of the present work is to determine the optimal vulnerability patch release time using multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) by considering two objectives that are cost minimisation and reliability maximisation. The novelty of the study lies in multi-phased research methodology for identifying the attributes affecting the software patch release time through a combination of literature review and the grey-Delphi approach for guiding the optimisation process. The literature has directly considered the weights of the attributes without emphasising their interrelationships, which is overcome by the use of the DEMATEL methodology under the grey environment in the current study for the evaluation of weights of selected attributes. The implications of the study will help in achieving the sustainable development goals pertaining to innovation and infrastructure. A numerical example is used to demonstrate the relevance of the optimisation problem.

Keywords: vulnerabilities; patch release; multi-attribute utility theory; MAUT; reliability; cost; sustainable development goals; SDGs.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2024.138024

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2024 Vol.46 No.4, pp.531 - 555

Received: 29 Mar 2022
Accepted: 22 Jun 2022
Published online: 17 Apr 2024 *

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