Development of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Methodology to Determine Product End-of-Life Treatment Options

Abstract:

There are a number of different possible End-Of-Life (EOL) treatment scenarios for products at their EOL. The decision to select the best EOL scenario for a particular product, its subassemblies and individual components, depends on multiple criteria. The performance of a particular EOL option can be better against one criterion, but might not perform satisfactorily with respect to another. To overcome the problem generated by the conflicting criteria, a multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA) technique will be used. In this project MCDA is used to develop a system which aids users to determine the best EOL scenario of products by considering the user preferences and performance of competing EOL options with respect to different affecting criteria.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 845)
• Pages: 852-856
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.845.852
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Aleem Ullah, Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman*, Salwa Mahmood
• Keywords: Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), End-of-Life, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

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