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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"evaluation of alternatives"”.
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O comportamento do consumidor frente ao processo de decisão de compra: um estudo de caso sobre a Rommanel
The process of buying things involves a mental and emotional activity that mix the necessity or desires of a consumer. The process of the purchase’s decision includes several steps to actually get to the purchase. In order to this we need to understand the evaluation of alternatives, the criteria …
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A methodology for the robustness-based evaluation of systems-of-systems alternatives using regret analysis
After surveying the state-of-the-art in evaluation of alternatives in the defense acquisition process, a methodology for the evaluation of the robustness of systems-of-systems alternatives was proposed. In the methodology, robustness is defined as the integral of the alternative s regret over the …
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Towards a model of the UK association conference attendance decision-making process
This research investigates the nature of the UK association conference attendance decision-making process and proposes a behavioural model representing this concept. Attendance at association conferences is often discretionary and moreover, association conferences are usually longer than other …
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An investigation into price-quality tradeoffs: the effects of order of presentation and presentation of outlying alternatives
… every buying decision, consumers must make tradeoffs among levels of product attributes. One of the most frequent kinds of tradeoffs is that between price and quality. This research investigates the effects of two controllable variables on price quality trade offs; the price/quality order in …
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A decision-making framework for the sustainable redevelopment of abandoned public buildings in Nigeria.
The aim of this thesis is to examine the sustainability of infrastructure in Nigeria in line with the arrays of abandoned projects and recommend a sustainable solution to enhance their redevelopment. Hence, in contrast to previous studies, a model was developed to improve the decision-making …
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Social indicators of efficiency and equity convergence in four distressed regions
Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to develop a rationale for evaluating social alternatives. Basically this involves formulating a set of social characteristics (social indicators) which mirror or proxy for efficiency and equity. Social indicators can thus be employed to judge …
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VDDM: A Value-Driven Decision Model to Augment Value-Focused Thinking Methodology
… research on Decision-making focuses on alternatives: their evaluation, the psychological mechanisms framing the evaluation, and the dynamics of human interaction around alternatives. Value-Focused Thinking (VFT) offers a paradigm shift by emphasizing the primacy of values in framing …
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A framework for integrating chemistry and process synthesis in the analysis of pathways for chemical manufacture
At the beginning of the 21st century, globalization has resulted in an intensely competitive environment for chemical manufacturers. Amongst their many concerns, chemical firms face ever-increasing pressures to reduce the environmental impacts of chemical manufacture and to reduce the costs of all …
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A semantic system for stakeholder-sensitive planning and design of sustainable civil infrastructure systems
… for involving stakeholders in the development of sustainable civil infrastructure systems. It has been acknowledged that one key element of a project is stakeholder involvement. As such, failure to successfully involve the stakeholders of an infrastructure project in its planning and design can …
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PRESERVE HFpEF: Designing a blended lifestyle intervention to improve physical function, dietary intake, and quality of life in multi-morbid older people who have Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
… with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), a type of heart failure, has been described as a ‘stealth syndrome’ and ‘the greatest unmet need in cardiology.’ These labels have arisen because of the increasing number of people receiving a diagnosis and the growing body of evidence demonstrating its …
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Investigación sobre acondicionamiento ambiental y sostenibilidad en las prospecciones petrolíferas
… activities in the oil industry. At the end of the first approach, the development of a control methodology resulted indispensable to compensate and/or cushion the impacts generated. This methodology, as a result, allows us to investigate on the exposition and valuation of corrective factors …
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Multiattribute utility functions for the deep borehole filter restoration problem
The energy problem is one of the biggest challenges facing the World in the 21st century. It is related to the issues of natural resource extraction, resource depletion, power generation, environmental degradation, and atmospheric change such as global warming. Since more than 80% of the world’s …