Title: A fuzzy multiple criteria decision framework for engineering performance evaluation

Authors: Thoedtida Thipparat, Visuth Chovichien, Pasit Lorterapong

Addresses: Graduate School of Management and Innovation, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Prachautit Road, Ratburana, Bangkok 10140, Thailand. ' Department of Civil Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. ' Graduate School of Management and Innovation, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Prachautit Road, Ratburana, Bangkok 10140, Thailand

Abstract: Engineering and design activities are crucial to construction projects which certainly require an effective tool to evaluate engineering performance among alternative projects. This paper presents a framework for engineering performance evaluation using Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM). It demonstrates the merits or drawbacks of the engineering performance measures among alternative projects. The appropriate actions are applied to manage and control a project. Fuzzy logic is applied to address the vagueness and imprecision of human subjectivity in the evaluating process. An illustrative application is provided through expert opinion to show the assessment of total and relative engineering performance.

Keywords: engineering performance; fuzzy AHP; multiple criteria decision making; MCDM; analytical hierarchy process; construction projects; fuzzy logic; human subjectivity.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTIP.2009.026752

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, 2009 Vol.5 No.3, pp.322 - 340

Published online: 25 Jun 2009 *

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