Scientia Iranica

Scientia Iranica

An integrated fuzzy multi-criteria group decision making approach for project delivery system selection

Authors
M. Khanzadi 1
F. Nasirzadeh 2
S.M. Hossein Hassani 3
N. Nejad Mohtashemi 4
1 Department of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, P.O. Box 19395-4697, Iran
3 Department of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.24200/sci.2016.2160
Abstract
The success or failure of a project depends on the adoption of a suitable Project Delivery System (PDS). This paper presents an integrated Fuzzy AHP Multi- Criteria Group Decision Making (FMCGDM) approach for the project delivery system selection. The proposed approach can select the best PDS option based on the opinions of a heterogeneous group of experts. The relative weights of decision criteria as well as their scores are evaluated using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique. The criteria weights and scores assigned by di erent decision makers are aggregated and converted to a fuzzy number. The relative weight of decision makers is determined using a new fuzzy logic based method. Finally, the score of each PDS option is determined as a fuzzy number by the use of Zadeh's extension principle and performing interval arithmetic at discrete -cuts. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, it is implemented on a real dam and hydropower plant project.
Keywords
Project delivery system
AHP
Fuzzy logic
Multi-criteria group decision making
Construction Projects
Scientia Iranica
Volume 23, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Transactions on Civil Engineering (A)
May and June 2016
Pages 802-814

  • Receive Date 20 June 2016
  • Accept Date 09 July 2017