Accession Number:

ADA582511

Title:

The Use of Multi-Criteria Evaluation and Network Analysis in the Area Development Planning Process

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Personal Author(s):

• Pleake-Tamm, Peeter E.

Report Date:

2013-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

96.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this research was to develop improvements to the area development planning process. These plans are used to improve operations within an installation sub-section by altering the physical layout of facilities. One methodology was developed based on apply network analysis concepts to the generation of alternative facility layouts. A second methodology was developed using multi-criteria evaluation to the selection of evaluated alternative facility layouts. The results of this study are two methodological processes that can be executed at base level requiring minimal additional information. The functional network map, based in network analysis, increases the use of socio-economic data into the generation of alterative facility layouts. The alternative layout scoring process, base in multi-criteria evaluation, returns a quantitative score for each alternative layout and a relative ranking. The use of these methodologies as decision support tools reduces the subjectivity of the current process and increases the repeatability of results.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY FACILITIES
• *PLANNING
• DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
• NETWORK ANALYSIS(MANAGEMENT)
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE