جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « analytical hierarchy process » در نشریات گروه « علوم انسانی »

Various services which are provided by nature for humans are called ecosystem services. Planning and managing for optimal productivity of the land ecosystem services is done with help of knowing the land suitability. One of the types of ecosystem services is called ecosystem cultural services and ecotourism is included in this category. The purpose of this research is zoning land suitability for the ecotourism ecosystem service in Ghoochan city. The research method is based on multi-criteria decision making. After identifying the effective environmental criteria in zoning (height, slope, aspect, geology, soil, distance from the river, land use, distance from the road and distance from the settlement), the desired layers are entered into the ArcMap software, then the AHP method was applied to evaluate relative importance among all the criteria and the normalization of the layers was done with Fuzzy logic. Finally, by overlapping and combining all the layers, excellent, medium and weak areas for the ecotourism activities in the city were determined. The findings show that 31% of the studied area is in the high class and 47% in the medium class in terms of ecological capacity to provide eco-tourism ecosystem service, which indicates the significant capacity of the region for ecotourism planning. It has made possible the sustainable productivity on areas with the high potential to promote the economy of the local people while preserving the environment.

The objective of this research is comparing of relative efficiency of main ports in Iran and identifying efficient ports and also determining the most efficient port between them. The method of this research is descriptive and applied research and statistical society is consist of eleven important ports in Iran. Method of data analysis is in accordance with Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. The importance of this research is that, ports by knowing rate of their efficiency will try to increase strength and decrease their weakness to become as a model in a competitive environment. In this method, at first, by using of Analytical-Hierarchy-Process (AHP) method we calculate normal matrix and attribute average for each port and then, find normal matrix of input and output data of ports. The DEA (BCC, CCR) method is used for determining coefficient of efficiency of ports and finding out efficient and non-efficient ports and finally, for determining the most efficient port it is used the Anderson-Peterson method(AP). The Lingo software is used for calculation and analyzing of models. The results of this research indicate that between eleven ports, 6 efficient ports and 5 non-efficient ports are recognized and the port of Shahid Rajaee is the most efficient port amongst them

Talent identification programs will pave the way for the participation of people with disabilities in sports and are important for achieving success in the Paralympic Games. The purpose of this study was to identify and rank the important attributes for talent identification in Blind Football. The expert panel including blind football coaches and talent scouts, blind football players, and Experts, researchers, and lecturers in the field of sports for visually impaired people, participated in a 3-round e-Delphi study to reach consensus on the important attributes for talent identification in blind football. Then the list of agreed-on attributes was subjected to an analytical hierarchy process. In this stage, the expert panel, consisted of blind football coaches and talent scouts, ranked the agreed-on attributes according to their importance. The Expert Choice 11 software was used for analyzing the data collected in this stage. The final list of 36 attributes, categorized in 6 groups and ranked by importance, was made. Tactical skills (0.254) ranked as the most important factor for talent identification in blind football, followed respectively by technical skills (0.207), physiological/ physical fitness factors (0.189), anthropometrical factors (0.170), psychosocial attributes (0.117), and disability-related factors (0.063. Talent identification in blind football is a multifaceted process and blind football players are required to be good at all of these agreed-on attributes to be successful in this this Paralympic sport.

One of the most critical responsibilities of bank managers is liquidity management. The purpose of this study is to design and implement a combined mathematical model of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Goal Programming (GP) for bank liquidity management. Initially, a conceptual model was drawn up, followed by the definition of model variables based on the bank's financial statements. Due to the presence of multiple, conflicting goals and the differing importance of each goal, the GP technique was utilized. The weighted nature of the GP model allowed for the calculation of the importance of ratios affecting the bank's liquidity within the objective function through the Analytical Hierarchy Process. The model was solved, and the analytical results were presented to bank officials. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed model was validated through a survey of seven main questions related to seven evaluation dimensions from 30 banking experts. Given the similarities in banking systems in the country, with minor modifications, the proposed model and pattern of this research could provide the necessary foundations for efficient liquidity management in other banks as well as help other Iranian banks to enhance their liquidity management efficiency with some adjustments.

One of the issues which internationally is important in the oil industry is related to the Upstream industry of oil contracts. Changes made in these contracts consist of differences made directly in relation to the importance of the number of hydrocarbon sources and the number of shares each party is going to gain. If more structure of these contracts is emphasized and fortified, more duties and places of each party will be complicated. In this research, the comparison is made between two contract models which have been recently proposed and overviewed. The criterion used in selected contracts is from the National Iranian south oil company (NISOC) and Iranian Petroleum Contracts (IPC). The research has concentrated on the efficient economic cost role used in these contracts. A questionnaire was conducted based on the analytical hierarchy process, and a survey was conducted among the professionals of the oil industry. The results showed that most of those who participated in the survey agreed that the National Iranian South Oil Company’s Contract (NISOC) has a better criterion for the efficient role in economic cost

The facilities allocated to agricultural projects can play a key role in the sustainable development of agriculture if they are subjected to a detailed economic, social and environmental assessment. The purpose of the research was to provide a framework for evaluating the sustainability of agricultural projects applying for the Agricultural Bank facilities. The statistical population included the faculties and facility experts of the Agricultural Bank. Using a targeted sampling, 30 people were selected includes: 15 university faculties with expertised in sustainable agriculture and 15 facilites experts in the supervision and various branches of the Agricultural Bank of West Azarbaijan Province. The analytical hierarchical process method was used with two scenarios of experts and faculties. In order to identify and weight the sustainability criteria and sub-criteria of agricultural projects, a questionnaire tool was used. Also, three selected agricultural projects were considered for sustainability evaluation. Based on the results, the inconsistency rate (CR) value for both faculties and experts was calculated as 0.00, which was less than 0.1, so the consistency of the results was confirmed. A combined economic, social and environmental index was introduced to evaluate the alignment of agricultural projects with sustainable development. The results indicated that university faculties prioritize environmental issues in the evaluation of projects, while experts consider economic issues to be more important. In both scenarios the project's financial resources, social capital and water consumption from the economic, social and environmental aspects had the most weights in the evaluation of agricultural sustainability. In addition, the greenhouse banana project is the first priority of sustainability and the projects of growing rose cut flowers and hydroponic cucumbers were in the next ranks, respectively. Therefore, if the allocation of facilities is done in the same order and share, it will have the least negative economic, social and environmental effects.

Sustainable development (SD) is an ideological solution to the current problems of developing cities moving toward a brilliant future where environmental resources are maintained for generations to come. Urbanism is expanding rapidly, exploitation of resources and waste production increases, and urban sprawl is turning green lands into gray-lands. The city of Kazerun will face serious challenges of development, in the future; in such a situation, the question is: what kind of plans and what strategies can be presented for the future development of the city? And in what dimensions and with what answers does the sustainable development approach come? Sustainable development seems to provide assurances of future generations by providing clever strategies and thought-provoking development.

The theoretical basis of this research is based on documentary-library studies for specifies the criteria. Research data related to the case study has been gathered through field observations, deep interviews, and referrals to developmental entities, and has been developed and analyzed in a Delphi technique by a SWOT table. The strategies extracted from the SWOT tables were evaluated with AHP logic and, using the Delphi reciprocating process. The score of each strategy was calculated in Expert Choice software.

Findings show that observance of social justice, promotion of social welfare, economic prosperity, sustainable transportation methods, and also intelligent energy management in various social, economic and environmental dimensions due to City Development Strategic plan will be the most effective ways to deal with the challenge facing the development of the city of Kazerun.

In the last decade, the world has come up with a new phenomenon called social media or better known as web-based and mobile-based social networks, one of the consequences of their emergence, the provision of easy, low-cost, easy-to-use communications and the link between people, groups, streams and nations. And how did these factors lead to mass movements and ultimately help to shape the social crisis? What is the role of this research in answering the question of virtual social media and cyberspace? The purpose of this article is to explain the role of cyberspace and social media in creating social crises. The research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of scientific and descriptive method. It has been done through library, interview and using Analytical Hierarchy Process software. The results show that virtual and cyber social media, including mobile-centric social networks, are effective in shaping social crises and their role is direct and significant. This will be the case in the future with the development and expansion of virtual social media, leading target groups. And conflicts such as hypocrites, monarchists, startups, etc. will play a greater role in shaping crises and exacerbating critical conditions in society, and the coordination of cyber and cyber managers, military and security agencies, and the country's media is essential.

There are different patterns to measure the performance of competitiveness of tourist destinations. One of the most common is the one provided by World Economic Forum.  Tourism competitiveness index is measured based on four main components and 14 pillars, including Environmental Empowerment (Business Environment, Security and Safety, Health and Hygiene, Human Resources and Labor Market, ICT Readiness,) Policies (Prioritizsation of Travel and Tourism, International Openness, Price Competitiveness and Environmental Sustanability), Infrastructures (Air Transport Infrastructure, Ground an Port Infrastructure and Tourist Service Infrastructure) and Resources (Natural Resources, Cultural Resources and Bussines Travel)The ranking method applying by the World Economic Forum is  just simple averaging indicators  without  any weights, so by weighing the indicators, the pattern  can be improved. The aim of this study was to rerank countries applying multi-criteria decision-making methods where allocating weights to indicators are common. this research is an applied research in terms of objective while because of using a questionnaire for data collection, could be categorized as a survey research. To measure the importance of items, the opinions of eight knowledgeable experts in the field of tourism were gathered via the standard questionnaire and eventually the importance of each items was determined through GAMZ software. Finally, 14 criteria and 87 sub-criteria were ranked. The most important criteria order are tourism, Health and Hygiene, Air Transport Infrastructure, Security and Safety, International Openness, Tourist Service Infrastructure, Environmental Sustainability, Human Resources and Labor Market, ICT Readiness, Business Environment, Price Competitiveness, Natural Resources, Ground and Port Infrastructure and Cultural Resources and Bussines Travel.

Subject and Purpose of the Article: Both public and private banks should pay attention to the existing economic conditions when validating and determining the amount of loans for legal clients. The purpose of this research is rating the factors affecting the credit rating in conditions of social distance in Governmental Banks.Research

This research is applied and descriptive-combined (exploratory and survey) which was performed in two stages. The first step was to identify the criteria (four main axes including financial, non-financial, corporate governance and market criteria) with the Grounded Theory, the second step was to rank the criteria using the Analytical Hierarchy Process. In the first and second stages, the opinions of 20 experts were used to answer the questions.Research

All factors are important, but the growth of virtual sales has the highest rank as the most important change of the Corona era and the purpose of receiving the loan and the current ratio were the lowest-ranking.Conclusion, Originality and its Contribution to the Knowledge: In the social distance position, paying attention to the risks associated with the activities of companies in this period has an effect on reducing the overdue receivables of banks, so it is necessary for state-owned banks to pay attention to these issues.

Today, transportation as one of the most important structural elements affects the development of cities and is reciprocally affected by it, and the lack of attention to the appropriate transportation system in many cities, especially in developing countries, the prospect of instability. Has figured for these cities. Urban development in most cities of Iran, including the city of Zanjan due to unreasonable urban management and planning, is going through a process that will result in nothing but the instability of life in these cities. Therefore, the need for research on the application of transportation-oriented development approach in Iranian cities has been raised more than ever. Therefore, the present study has been carried out with an applied nature and descriptive-analytical method with the aim of investigating the feasibility of transportation-based development (TOD) in Zanjan. After reviewing the world literature, extracting the principles of TOD, conducting field studies and documents and maps obtained, the characteristics of the study area were identified and then according to the principles of TOD and the characteristics of the study area, 4 criteria and 16 sub-criteria as The research criteria were selected to evaluate the capability of Zanjan city areas for transportation-oriented development, and after preparing a questionnaire, experts and city managers were asked to identify priorities based on pairwise comparisons. The results of combining criteria and sub-criteria and prioritization by AHP method show that transportation and traffic criteria and physical criteria are among the criteria of high importance in assessing the ability of Zanjan city areas to develop transportation-oriented and finally feasibility using the process Hierarchical analysis was performed in ArcGIS software and the findings indicate that areas 3-1, 3-2, 2-1, 4-4 have a high capability in terms of transport-oriented development compared to other areas. It is suggested that they be considered as pilot areas for the implementation of transportation-oriented development in the city of Zanjan.

There are various systems for ranking universities at the national and international levels which measure universities by different indicators and show their strengths and weaknesses compared to other universities. But the ranking system of the country's universities, which is based on national and international conditions, is more important than ever. Therefore, the main purpose of this research is to design a model for a comparative study and ranking of universities in the country. This research is applied in terms of purpose and is quantitative-qualitative in terms of type. The study population consists of experienced people involved in the development planning of universities in the country. To determine the sample size, the theoretical impregnation method was used. In this research, first, the necessary information for theoretical discussions was collected through deep study and review of related documents including the published scientific resources,  Then, using the content analysis method, criteria and indicators of university assessment were collected, and finally, the task of determining criteria weights and indicators was done by analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method based on expert opinions. Finally, the model was presented to evaluate and rank the universities of Iran. According to the results of this research, seven criteria and 33 concepts were obtained, which, in the end, according to the weights criteria the ranks were rated. The following rankings are related to the quality of research, international credit, social and cultural credibility, the degree of innovation and financial efficiency, the rate of training of experts, and facilities.

The existence of transparent and comparable financial information is one of the main pillars of executive managers' response to the basic needs of economic decision makers and one of the irreplaceable requirements for economic development and growth in the public and private sectors. Transparency oversight leads to the stabilization and expansion of the national banking system and reduces the conflict between bankers and depositors.With the increasing expansion of economic interactions at the international level and the need to pay attention to capital flows, the introduction of appropriate standards for transparency in financial systems, is an important step to equip and appropriate allocation of resources, promote health and banking transparency and reduce costs related to financial information circulation. . Therefore, descriptive-analytical method using library resources, opportunities, threats, weaknesses and strengths of the banking system in the implementation of the standard of transparency of the Islamic Financial Services Board have been examined and field-survey method and distribution of questionnaires using modeling approach. Multi-criteria decision-making, standard indicators of transparency and public disclosure of financial statement information are ranked in terms of "importance and impact of the implementation of the index on the degree of transparency."The research results show; Indicators of financial disclosure information, disclosure of corporate governance information and internal controls and disclosure of risk identification and management information are the most important and indicators of disclosure of financial statement information, disclosure of important event information, disclosure of legal authority information have the greatest impact on performance .

Throughout history, human has always been relied on his environment to provide his basic needs. Defining suitable use to optimize utilization of land as well as prevention of land destruction by population increase may be a useful step to achieve the goals of sustainable development. For this manner, it is also necessary to consider the land potential. In order to fulfill the goal of sustainable development it is worth to use the capabilities of GIS to increase the speed and accuracy of the environmental assessment. In this study the capabilities of Taleghan watershed is processed to determine the utility of area. The activities which are accessed are expanding forestry applications, wide ecotourism and urban and rural use. In this research AHP as a powerful multicriteria decision making method was used.

Implementation First, all the necessary information and essential maps were collected. After that based on Makhdoom’s ecological model for Iran, all the layers of each user was evaluated. Then, using fuzzy membership functions each map was fuzzified. Fuzzification of criteria map is the best way to consider the uncertainty lies in the maps.After this step, in order to determine the weight of each criterion by AHP method, questionnaires were designed that the preference of each criterion over the other for different uses was assessed by a number of experts in this field. Implementation of AHP was done in Expert Choice software which results in determining the weight of each criterion. Next, the weights assigned to the criteria maps in ArcGIS software. Finally forbidden area for developing land-uses was added to the process. Limitation layer for forestry uses includes residential and urban lands. The output of layers integration function is a map in which all points of utility construction are expressed numerically between 0-1.

According to the results 16% of the area is appropriate for urban and rural development, 8% for the user "wide ecotourism" and 44% is perfectly suitable for forestry. Also, 70% of the area of urban development, 85% for the user "wide ecotourism" and 12% for forestry has been quite favorable.

The main purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize different gasoline pricing policies in Iran based on sustainable development indicators using the Delphi method and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). To this end, first, various types of gasoline pricing options along with evaluation indicators of these options were extracted separately in economic, social, and environmental terms by the Delphi method based on reviewing studies and interviews with specialists and experts. In this section, four pricing options for gasoline pricing were extracted entitled (i) “Double pricing of gasoline or continuation of the current trend; (ii) “Single rate gasoline price and cash payment of subsidies to cars; (iii) “Proportional pricing for gasoline consumption; (iv) “Single price of gasoline and allocation of quotas to people instead of cars. Then, these options were evaluated and prioritized in terms of economic, social, and environmental indicators in the framework of the AHP method. The results show that pricing commensurate with gasoline consumption or consumption tax (third option) is the best pricing option among the mentioned options. In this option, environmental and economic indicators are of great importance, and the price of gasoline between the quota price and FOB is determined in proportion to the consumption of individuals and sudden price changes do not occur for all consumers and the price of gasoline is completely dependent on the consumption behavior of individuals. Thus high consumption is always faced with higher taxes and allows for a fairer distribution of subsidies and reduced smuggling incentives for this fuel.

Data Quality plays a vital role in the performance and success of an organization and can be compared to oxygen for human beings. Therefore, maintaining data quality helps organizations in low operating costs and increment in revenue. If data has not been offeredon time and adequate to each department’s quality expectation, such organization may not be able to make successful decisions. First step of data quality enhancement is the acquaintance of data quality dimensions. Identifying and grouping various dimensions of data quality allow experts to use data quality enhancement tools and methods on information improvement processes.

The present study is applied in terms of purpose and analytical-survey research. In this paper, to enhance the level of data quality of university portals, users' requirements (voices) of a university portal have been prioritized using several data quality-related questionnaires by combining Kano & AHP techniques. A designed matrix of a 4-step QFD has been formed, which started with the users' requirements and ended with design methodologies.

As a result of combining Kano & AHP techniques, basic requirements have higher priority than others. It has been defined in this paper that entering data in various formats is the most important users' requirement. Based on QFD analysis, XML & HTML are more proper and useful in comparison to other platforms and programming languages to improve the level of data quality and fulfill users' requirements. In addition, flexibility could be the most important Engineering Characteristics parameter in designing a portal. HVR software can perform a reliable and secure platform to prepare rapid and optimized data integration.

The Quality Function Deployment method could be an appropriate solution to solve problems regarding data quality in the condition that it consists of programming to the designing process.

This study was carried out to identify and rank factors affecting the success of knowledge management implementation in the gas organization of Khuzestan Province by the Analytical Hierarchy Process Method.

The research method was descriptive- exploratory. The statistical population included all managers and senior experts of Khuzestan Gas Company, 35 of whom were selected by snowball sampling. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the professors and managers of Khuzestan Gas Company. Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine its reliability, which was estimated at 0.877 and 0.892. In this study, SPSS and Expert Choice software were used to analyze data from descriptive and inferential statistics.

Based on the Delphi technique, 6 factors and 33 important factors were identified. The results of the analytical hierarchy process show that in terms of importance, management and leadership factors, information technology, organizational culture, organizational structure, human resource management, and processes and activities factors were ranked first to sixth.

According to the results of this study, we can use the decision model derived from identifying and ranking of factors affecting the success of knowledge management implementation in the gas organization of Khuzestan Province by Analytical Hierarchy Process Method to improve and enhance the competitive position of the company. According to the findings obtained from the priority of agents, creation, and development of technological infrastructure,  application  of  knowledge - based  strategy  in  formulating  company  plans  andproviding appropriate information systems for storage, transfer, and exchange of knowledge, the rule of creative and critical thinking in culture, engagement, development of social relations between working and business communities as well as informal relations among company employees to increase satisfaction and motivation of knowledge transfer and other knowledge management processes to improve and enhance the company's competitive position in knowledge management development can be implemented and run.

The role of line managers is vital and undeniable in realization of the linkage between HRM practices and performance. The specifications of that role have not received sufficient scrutinization in previous local studies. In this study, for the first time, by applying a new theoretical model and a new method, in National Oil and Natural Gas Company, we tried to deeply investigate the role of line managers in HRM black box, identify their challenges in fulfilling their practical roles, and prioritize the importance of each challenge

Regarding the method, current study composed of two separated phases. First, by applying a meta-synthesis approach, known as ''mixed research synthesis'', and by methodological scrutinization of 243 credible articles, we came up with a thorough description of line managers’ status in HRM black box and investigated their functional/practical challenges. Second, by using AHP method, the identified challenges in the first step were prioritized.

The phase of identification line managers’ practical challenges, led to explanation of many factors which then were categorized into five general challenges. In the factor prioritization phase, "CEO & HR managers support" was determined as the most important challenges, followed by "Knowledge, skill & ability", "commitment to people management". Finally, both factors of "role ambiguity & inconsistent priorities" and "load of work" together were rated as the less important challenges.

When line managers fail in their effective roles in relation to HRM-related duties, the probability of failure in all HRP efforts and subsequently wasting organizational resources will be high. Accordingly, it is essential for CEOs and decision makers to consider line managers’ functional challenges and particularly focus on solutions to overcome them. At the end, in addition to discussion of the findings, future research directions are provided.