Title :
Decision support system for location of back-up transformers based on a multi-attribute p-median model
Author :
Ferreira, Rodrigo José Pires ; Ferreira, Heldemarcio Leite
Author_Institution :
Production Eng. Dept., Fed. Univ. of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Abstract :
Facility location is a theory developed to support decisions about where to place strategic resources with low mobility. Determining the best location for a back-up transformer is a relevant example. Thus, this study set out to present a decision support system based on a multi-attribute p-median model. Some hypotheses were assumed through the Multiattribute Utility Theory concept. The back-up transformer locations were indicated and analysed.
Keywords :
decision support systems; facility location; resource allocation; transformers; utility theory; back-up transformer; decision support system; facility location; multiattribute p-median model; multiattribute utility theory concept; strategic resource placing; Cities and towns; Decision support systems; Maintenance engineering; Planning; Sociology; Statistics; Substations; Decision Support Systems; Facility Location; MAUT; Multi-criteria models; P-median;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1713-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1712-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2012.6377796
