TITLE:
An Uncertain Multiple Attribute Decision Making Model for Choosing Project Delivery Methods of Power Transmission Project
AUTHORS:
Tianrui Fang, Shili Liu, Min Yin, Si Shen, Lei Shen
KEYWORDS:
Project Delivery Methods, Power Transmission Projects, Uncertain Multiple Attribute Decision Making
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.10 No.7,
July
28,
2023
ABSTRACT: The investments of power transmission projects are steadily increasing in recent 20 years. However, it is rare to investigate the suitability of the project delivery methods for power transmission projects. In fact, it is not an easy task to select an appropriate project delivery method as a large amount of ambiguous and uncertain information exists. This paper thus aims to develop an uncertain multiple attribute decision making (MCDM) model to help owners of power transmission projects to choose a suitable project delivery method. Based on review of previous studies, several decision-making attributes were identified including capacity of owners, preference of owners, capacity of contractors, project characteristics and market factors. Decision-making rules were determined by using uncertain decision making operators. The weighting of different attributes was examined by analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The evaluation values of different alternatives were calculated by the uncertain MCDM model. The real case study was conducted to verify the feasibility of the proposed model. The practical application of the proposed uncertain MCDM model is expected to benefit the owner’s decision making in the selection of the project delivery methods of power transmission projects.