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ONTOMETRIC: A Method To Choose The Appropriate Ontology
, 2004
"... In the last years, the development of ontology-based applications has increased considerably, mainly related to the semantic web. Users currently looking for ontologies in order to incorporate them into their systems, just use their experience and intuition. This makes it difficult for them to justi ..."
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In the last years, the development of ontology-based applications has increased considerably, mainly related to the semantic web. Users currently looking for ontologies in order to incorporate them into their systems, just use their experience and intuition. This makes it difficult for them to justify their choices. Mainly, this is due to the lack of methods that help the user to determine which are the most appropriate ontologies for the new system. To solve this deficiency, the present work proposes a method, ONTOMETRIC, which allows the users to measure the suitability of existing ontologies, regarding the requirements of their systems.
A fuzzy AHP and BSC approach for evaluating performance of IT department in the manufacturing industry in Taiwan. Expert Systems with Applications
, 2008
"... Abstract In this ever-changing world, information technology (IT) is a must for the survival of a company, and the functions of IT department is becoming increasingly important. The assessment of IT department is critical to understand how the department contributes to organizational and strategic ..."
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Abstract In this ever-changing world, information technology (IT) is a must for the survival of a company, and the functions of IT department is becoming increasingly important. The assessment of IT department is critical to understand how the department contributes to organizational and strategic goals. Because IT department performs many tasks that cannot simply be measured by monetary units, evaluation methods that solely rely on financial measures are not adequate. The objective of this study is to construct an approach based on the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) and balanced scorecard (BSC) for evaluating an IT department in the manufacturing industry in Taiwan. The BSC concept is applied to define the hierarchy with four major perspectives (i.e. financial, customer, internal business process, and learning and growth), and performance indicators are selected for each perspective. A fuzzy AHP (FAHP) approach is then proposed in order to tolerate vagueness and ambiguity of information. A FAHP information system is finally constructed to facilitate the solving process. The results provide guidance to IT departments in the manufacturing industry in Taiwan regarding strategies for improving department performance. The constructed information system is suggested to be a good tool for solving other multiple-criteria decision-making problems.
A decision model for IS outsourcing
- International Journal of Information Management
, 2000
"... Information systems outsourcing has been one of the critical issues facing IS management recently, but it still stays in the stage of conceptual discussion about how to outsource the IS activities. The determinants used so far, for instance, transaction costs and ‘strategica or ‘commoditiesa charact ..."
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Information systems outsourcing has been one of the critical issues facing IS management recently, but it still stays in the stage of conceptual discussion about how to outsource the IS activities. The determinants used so far, for instance, transaction costs and ‘strategica or ‘commoditiesa characteristics, are too narrow to help the end users determine if their system should be outsourced. This paper argues that "ve factors, including management, strategy, economics, technology and quality, should be considered for outsourcing decisions. Furthermore, the paper proposes a decision model, which uses the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method to help users in structuring the outsourcing problems. The decision model generates numeric values for users to decide whether they should adopt the outsourcing strategy for each IS systems under
Strategic Implementation of IT/IS Projects in Construction: A Case Study (Article in Press for Publication)." Automation in Construction
- Elsevier Science
, 2002
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An Experiment on the Numerical Modelling of Verbal Ratio Statements
, 1997
"... Verbal statements are intuitively attractive for preference elicitation. In the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) the verbal responses to pairwise comparisons of relative importance are converted into real numbers according to the nine-point integer scale. Several alternative scales have been propose ..."
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Verbal statements are intuitively attractive for preference elicitation. In the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) the verbal responses to pairwise comparisons of relative importance are converted into real numbers according to the nine-point integer scale. Several alternative scales have been proposed for the conversion, but sufficient empirical evidence has not been produced to support the choice among these scales. We performed a comparative study in which subjects were requested to quantify verbal ratio statements by adjusting the heights of visually displayed bars. Subjects were also asked to employ verbal expressions in pairwise comparisons of areas of figures with different shapes. The principal result of the experiment was that the perceived meaning of the verbal expressions varies from one subject to the next and also depends on the set of elements involved in the comparison. Our results indicate that there are alternative numerical scales which yield more accurate estimates than the usual 1-to-9 scale and reduce the inconsistency of the comparison matrices. Alternative ways of using verbal preference statements are suggested to overcome the difficulties that arise from the context dependence of verbal pairwise comparisons. # 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Model-driven Decision Support Systems:
- Concepts and Research Directions.” Decision Support Systems
, 2007
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Reputation Management
, 2002
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Except where otherwise stated and acknowledged, I certify that thesis is my sole and unaided work.
A historical review of evolutionary learning methods for Mamdani-type . . .
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPROXIMATE REASONING
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MAFMA: multi-attribute failure mode analysis
- International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
, 2000
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A methodology for describing and decomposing complex psychosocial and behavioral interventions
- Psychology and Aging
, 2003
"... This article presents a comprehensive conceptual framework and methodology for characterizing mul-tidimensional psychosocial and behavioral interventions for family caregivers of people with Alzhei-mer’s disease. The methodology involved conducting a detailed task analysis of the interventions, and ..."
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This article presents a comprehensive conceptual framework and methodology for characterizing mul-tidimensional psychosocial and behavioral interventions for family caregivers of people with Alzhei-mer’s disease. The methodology involved conducting a detailed task analysis of the interventions, and the application of the analytical hierarchy process. The authors were able to achieve high levels of consistency and reliability using this methodology to decompose and describe the interventions according to a complex conceptual framework comprising 3 dimensions: target domain, functional domain, and delivery system characteristics. Application of this methodology will enhance the ability to describe and measure interventions consistently, make comparisons across studies, isolate causal factors that achieve desired outcomes, and more generally elevate the science of psychosocial intervention research. Psychosocial and behavioral interventions designed to maintain and improve health and quality of life have proliferated in the last 30 years. Researchers have targeted a broad range of health practices and lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, exercise, and medical compliance. Among older populations, intervention re-search has focused on some of the unique challenges of late life including falls prevention, coping with bereavement, and dealing with the chronic stresses of family caregiving (Cook & Shadish,
