1. A multicriteria model for ranking of improvement approaches in construction companies based on the PROMETHÉE II method
- Author
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Adiel Teixeira de Almeida, Denise Dumke de Medeiros, and Renata Maciel de Melo
- Subjects
Strategic planning ,Engineering ,Lean construction ,Quality management ,Operations research ,business.industry ,Management science ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Multicriteria decision analysis ,Visibility (geometry) ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,Civil construction ,Set (abstract data type) ,Ranking ,lcsh:Manufactures ,Sustainability ,Quality (business) ,business ,lcsh:TS1-2301 ,media_common - Abstract
The quality of the construction production process may be improved using several different methods such as Lean Construction, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or ISO 18001. Construction companies need a preliminary study and systematic implementation of changes to become more competitive and efficient. This paper presents a multicriteria decision model for the selection and ranking of such alternatives for improvement approaches regarding the aspects of quality, sustainability and safety, based on the PROMETHEE II method. The adoption of this model provides more confidence and visibility for decision makers. One of the differentiators of this model is the use of a fragmented set of improvement alternatives. These alternatives were combined with some restrictions to create a global set of alternatives. An application to three scenarios, considering realistic data, was developed. The results of the application show that the model should be incorporated into the strategic planning process of organizations.
- Published
- 2015