Network design for the dismantling centers of the end-of-life vehicles under uncertainties: A case study

Abstract

This paper addresses the issues involved in the design of the ELV dismantling centres locations network. The problem to be considered is one of ELV waste management problems. Its solution is of the utmost importance for ELV waste management problem, as it influences the choice and efficiency of ELV waste management strategies. It is realistically posed that the choice of locations depends on multiple, rather conflicting criteria. The uncertain criteria values are described by linguistic expressions modelled by fuzzy numbers. The values of the first three criteria are modelled by discrete fuzzy numbers, whereas the values of other considered criteria are modelled by triangular fuzzy numbers. These criteria also have a different relative importance. In this paper, the criteria importance is given by the pairwise comparison matrix and weight vector is calculated by applying the eigenvector approach. A new multi-criteria fuzzy model based on Pareto analysis is developed and applied. The developed model is illustrated with examples containing the real world data collected in Serbia.