Title: An analytic process model for selection of infectious waste management contractors

Authors: Mohd. Nishat Faisal, Sheeba Khan, I.H. Farooqi

Addresses: Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business & Economics, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar. ' Department of Civil Engineering, Z.H.C.E.T. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, UP, India. ' Department of Civil Engineering, Z.H.C.E.T. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, UP, India

Abstract: Infectious or bio-medical waste so far has not received its due attention. Hospitals in developing countries dispose large amounts of medical waste inefficiently, creating potential environmental hazards and increasing operational expenses, along with the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). The hospitals lack objective criteria to select the most appropriate waste disposal firm and evaluate its performance, relying on their own subjective judgment and previous experiences. This paper presents an Analytic Network Process (ANP) methodology to objectively select infectious waste disposal contractors. The suggested methodology would reduce overhead costs and enhance medical waste management.

Keywords: infectious waste; hospital waste; ANP; analytical network process; biomedical waste; hazardous waste; developing countries; waste disposal; overhead costs; contractor selection; waste management contractors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMOR.2011.040873

International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research, 2011 Vol.3 No.4, pp.359 - 376

Published online: 12 Feb 2015 *

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