PMID- 26496840
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160812
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1095-8630 (Electronic)
IS  - 0301-4797 (Linking)
VI  - 166
DP  - 2016 Jan 15
TI  - Application of TOPSIS and VIKOR improved versions in a multi criteria decision 
      analysis to develop an optimized municipal solid waste management model.
PG  - 109-15
LID - S0301-4797(15)30280-2 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.09.028 [doi]
AB  - Selecting a suitable Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method is a crucial 
      stage to establish a Solid Waste Management (SWM) system. Main objective of the 
      current study is to demonstrate and evaluate a proposed method using Multiple 
      Criteria Decision Making methods (MCDM). An improved version of Technique for 
      Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) applied to obtain 
      the best municipal solid waste management method by comparing and ranking the 
      scenarios. Applying this method in order to rank treatment methods is introduced 
      as one contribution of the study. Besides, Viekriterijumsko Kompromisno 
      Rangiranje (VIKOR) compromise solution method applied for sensitivity analyses. 
      The proposed method can assist urban decision makers in prioritizing and 
      selecting an optimized Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) treatment system. Besides, a 
      logical and systematic scientific method was proposed to guide an appropriate 
      decision-making. A modified TOPSIS methodology as a superior to existing methods 
      for first time was applied for MSW problems. Applying this method in order to 
      rank treatment methods is introduced as one contribution of the study. Next, 11 
      scenarios of MSW treatment methods are defined and compared environmentally and 
      economically based on the waste management conditions. Results show that 
      integrating a sanitary landfill (18.1%), RDF (3.1%), composting (2%), anaerobic 
      digestion (40.4%), and recycling (36.4%) was an optimized model of integrated 
      waste management. An applied decision-making structure provides the opportunity 
      for optimum decision-making. Therefore, the mix of recycling and anaerobic 
      digestion and a sanitary landfill with Electricity Production (EP) are the 
      preferred options for MSW management.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Aghajani Mir, M
AU  - Aghajani Mir M
AD  - Sustainability Informatics Group, Sustainable Science Cluster, University of 
      Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Taherei Ghazvinei, P
AU  - Taherei Ghazvinei P
AD  - Young Researchers and Elite Club, Parand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Parand, 
      Iran; Civil Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, University of Malaya, 
      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: p.taherei@gmail.com.
FAU - Sulaiman, N M N
AU  - Sulaiman NM
AD  - Sustainability Informatics Group, Sustainable Science Cluster, University of 
      Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Basri, N E A
AU  - Basri NE
AD  - Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 
      Bangi, Malaysia.
FAU - Saheri, S
AU  - Saheri S
AD  - Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 
      Bangi, Malaysia.
FAU - Mahmood, N Z
AU  - Mahmood NZ
AD  - Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
FAU - Jahan, A
AU  - Jahan A
AD  - Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Semnan Brach, 
      Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.
FAU - Begum, R A
AU  - Begum RA
AD  - Earth Observation Center, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia.
FAU - Aghamohammadi, N
AU  - Aghamohammadi N
AD  - Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Social and 
      Preventive Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20151024
PL  - England
TA  - J Environ Manage
JT  - Journal of environmental management
JID - 0401664
RN  - 0 (Solid Waste)
SB  - IM
MH  - Decision Making
MH  - *Decision Support Techniques
MH  - Malaysia
MH  - *Models, Theoretical
MH  - Recycling
MH  - Refuse Disposal/*methods
MH  - Solid Waste/*analysis
MH  - Waste Disposal Facilities
MH  - Waste Management/methods
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Global warming
OT  - Multi criteria decision making
OT  - Solid waste management
OT  - TOPSIS
OT  - VIKOR
EDAT- 2015/10/27 06:00
MHDA- 2016/08/16 06:00
CRDT- 2015/10/27 06:00
PHST- 2015/04/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/09/14 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2015/09/19 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/10/27 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/10/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/08/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0301-4797(15)30280-2 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.09.028 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Environ Manage. 2016 Jan 15;166:109-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.09.028. 
      Epub 2015 Oct 24.