Reconcilement of conflicting goals: a novel operations research-based methodology for environmental management
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Author(s)
Andrić Gušavac, Bisera
Karagoz, Selman
Popović, Milena
Pamućar, Dragan
Deveci, Muhammet
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The elements of the supply and environmental chain are identified and connected through an operations research process. A framework is developed to include these chains into a process that deals with operations research problems within two different, complex areas: economic (supply) and natural systems (environmental), and emphasizes the influence of the solution on both systems and their performance. The framework helps researchers to get a better insight into the issues considering both environmental and industry aspects. The study proposes a causal relationship between the supply chain and environmental chain and begins to make a bridge between these two chains using operations research methods and techniques. In this context, a multi-period scenario-based stochastic model is developed. To deal with the uncertainties and to investigate the trade-offs between the objective functions, an interactive fuzzy multi-objective method is performed. In the case study section, reconcilement of the conflicting objectives in a waste management case is questioned and the future recommendations are highlighted.
Date Issued
2023-08-01
Date Acceptance
2022-03-30
Citation
Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023, 25, pp.7423-7460
ISSN
1387-585X
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Start Page
7423
End Page
7460
Journal / Book Title
Environment, Development and Sustainability
Volume
25
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-022-02329-z
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-05-06