Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani

ORCID: 0000-0002-2602-3986
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Research Areas
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Optimization and Mathematical Programming
  • Quality Function Deployment in Product Design
  • Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
  • Maritime Ports and Logistics
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • Facility Location and Emergency Management
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Economic and Technological Innovation
  • Risk and Safety Analysis
  • Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Cognitive Science and Mapping
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Global Trade and Competitiveness
  • Fuzzy Systems and Optimization
  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Supply Chain and Inventory Management
  • Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Quality and Supply Management
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility

Universidad Católica del Norte
2018-2025

University of Portsmouth
2024

Amirkabir University of Technology
2013-2018

Kerman University of Medical Sciences
2016-2017

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
2012-2013

Shomal University
2011-2013

This paper aims to study the progress of research on Sustainable Tourism and outline identify key disciplines, journals, articles authors. is carried out through a wide, in-depth, structured examination published scholarly papers. In recent decades, sustainable tourism has been one most significant subjects among academics practitioners. this paper, classification scheme comprehensive literature review are presented in order clarify, categorise, interpret current definitions applications....

10.1080/1331677x.2014.995895 article EN cc-by Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja 2015-01-01

A major topic among the current researches on energy is a sustainable development and assessment. An importance of system obvious in our life. There are many important applications. heating cooling, power generation, desalination, air conditioning so on. By year 2020 world will need 50% more than today Asia-Pacific region become world's largest consumer energy. In 21-st century, faces with challenge converting its fossil fuels base to sources. Regarding increasing rise demand consumption,...

10.5755/j01.ee.24.5.4526 article EN Engineering Economics 2014-01-03

The concept of the agile supply chain has been taken into account as means achieving a high competitive edge in rapidly changing business environments. Supply partner selection is one most appealing issues for management, which have recently studied by academicians and practitioners. Due to large number factors be considered, supplier process difficult task every company. Therefore, can viewed multiple attribute decision-making (MADM) problem. In this paper, novel hybrid MADM method proposed...

10.3846/20294913.2013.814606 article EN cc-by Technological and Economic Development of Economy 2013-10-03

One of the symbols developed countries is high tech industries. High industries have a large margin. priorities developing progress in this type The decisions about priority an industry are so hard that seems it should be seen from different perspectives. This research focused on decision and policy making Iran. Two MCDM methods applied for area. SWARA evaluating weighting criteria COPRAS ranking alternatives applied. Eleven experts fields participated to make with COPRAS. Four including...

10.3846/20294913.2014.881435 article EN cc-by Technological and Economic Development of Economy 2014-10-03

Environmental issues have got incredible attention among daily life activities. Sustainability penetrated in all society practices specially construction industry due to its substantial impact on the environment. Monitoring and controlling architectural project contains a decision problem with multi-varieties analysis. This study aimed evaluate projects of hotels regarding environmental sustainability. To this end, hybrid Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) model is proposed. Step‐wise...

10.1016/j.aej.2016.11.002 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Alexandria Engineering Journal 2017-01-14

Currently, topics of operations management and supply chain systems have been gaining more interest researchers. Efficiency in activities firstly benefit organisations. One the main is collaboration with selected suppliers. Various models proposed terms supplier evaluation selection studies. The invention a new integrated frame for building an effective system multi-attribute task that consists several factors as external internal variables. This paper delivers creative model problem using...

10.3846/16111699.2016.1165282 article EN Journal of Business Economics and Management 2016-05-19

Producing and designing products are keys of success have a critical role in industries. This research presents new framework for special situations using Yin-Yang balance (YYB) theory producing with perspectives. paper considers general international producers SWARA method is applied prioritizing important criteria this issue. Six based on their priority were considered as important: features each product applications, cost control final pricing policies, appearance moderate perspective,...

10.1080/1331677x.2013.11517613 article EN Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja 2013-01-01

Machine tools are one of the important parts manufacturing process that could help company to achieving high competitiveness in marketplace. In addition, quality their outputs depends on machines and therefore every should select best machine by itself. Also, a choice appropriate tool is very significant for as it helps reach productivity efficiency. Furthermore, market offers variety kind with different brands. Besides, there many criteria respect numerous alternatives be considered part...

10.5755/j01.ee.24.1.2822 article EN Engineering Economics 2013-02-27

Market segment evaluation and selection is one of the critical marketing problems all companies. This paper presents a novel approach which integrates fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) COPRAS-G method for market selection. Fuzzy AHP used to calculate weight each criterion, proposed prioritize segments from best worst ones. The application set theory allows incorporating vague imprecise linguistic terms into decision process. study can be as pattern future researches. A case on chair...

10.3846/16111699.2012.721392 article EN Journal of Business Economics and Management 2012-09-12

To stay competitive in a business environment, continuous performance evaluation based on the triple bottom line standard of sustainability is necessary. There gap addressing computational expense caused by increased decision units due to increasing indices more accuracy evaluation. We successfully addressed these two gaps through (1) using principal component analysis (PCA) cut number indices, and (2) since PCA itself has problem merely data distribution without considering domain-related...

10.3390/su12030789 article EN Sustainability 2020-01-21

For a few years, there has been an increasing consciousness to design structures that are concurrently economic and environmentally responsive. Eco-friendly inferences of building designs include lower energy consumption, reduction in CO2 emissions, assimilated buildings enhancement indoor air quality. With the aim fulfilling objectives, designers normally encounter situation which selection most appropriate material from set various alternatives is essential. Sustainability developing as...

10.3390/sym11010074 article EN Symmetry 2019-01-10

Decision-making and planning at the top level is highly complicated. One important duty of each government policy makers different levels for future problems. This research addresses such a concern. Planning aim this research. Moreover, importance topic discussed. The case study focused on nanotechnology industry its development in Iran. Nanotechnology one main strategic industries criteria are determined based literature review experiences from other countries. alternatives selected...

10.1080/1331677x.2015.1102404 article EN cc-by Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja 2015-01-01

The hospital location selection problem is one of the most important decisions in healthcare sector big cities due to population growth and possibility a high number daily referred patients. A poor process can lead many issues for health workforce patients, it result unnecessary costs systems. COVID-19 outbreak had noticeable effect on people’s lives service quality hospitals during recent months. infected patients with turned out be significant complicated uncertain involved parameters...

10.3390/sym12060886 article EN Symmetry 2020-05-30

The terms of competitiveness at the level places and sustainable development were created in 1980s 1990s. In beginning, most researchers emphasized dimension economic competitiveness, but recent decades, other aspects such as socio-cultural environmental, have been highlighted. aim present research is evaluation social­­-cultural city Kermanshah based on a approach. This descriptive analytical, TOPSIS model was used for data analysis, Entropy to weight indicators. After applying indicators...

10.31181/dmame06012023k article EN cc-by Decision Making Applications in Management and Engineering 2023-04-09

This paper is aimed at utilizing a hybrid multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) model for selecting supplier. First, eight evaluation criteria, including cost, quality, distance, delivery reliability, reputation, technology level, compatibility and development ability are identified. The A nalytic H ierarchical P rocess (AHP) initially used calculating the weight of each criterion. CO mplex PR oportional AS sessment alternatives to G rey relations (COPRAS-G method) adopted ranking suppliers....

10.3846/20294913.2012.709472 article EN cc-by Technological and Economic Development of Economy 2012-10-01

Breathable air inside the tunnel is an undeniable necessity and beside natural ventilation, should be reliably organized, to automatically provide healthy under different conditions. Among methods of longitudinal transverse modes are most common mechanical methods. This research focused on selection optimal method for ventilation pollutants from four presented models. In terms this research, authors used SWARA (Step-wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis) as one versatile MCDM...

10.3846/16484142.2013.782567 article EN cc-by Transport 2013-03-01
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