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Application of sensitivity analysis for assessment of energy and environmental alternatives in the manufacture by using analytic hierarchy process
Payam Ghorbannezhad, Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, Changkyoo Yoo, Omid RamazaniJournal: Environment Protection EngineeringMulti-criteria decision making (MCDM) was used to make comparative analysis of projects or heterogeneous measures for prioritization criteria and subcriteria simultaneously in a complex situation. The aim of this paper is to determine the alternatives and the sensitivity of main factors affecting...
Read MoreIntroducing a status of access to raw material resources for manufacturers of cellulosic industries
Majid Azizi, Charles RayJournal: Forest Policy and EconomicsDue to the implementation of Iran's Northern Forest Protection Plan for wood resources, manufacturers of wood and paper have a major problem in raw material supply in Iran; hence, they have to search for other resources to supply and procure their required raw material. Although there are som...
Read MoreProposing a decision model for privatization of newsprint paper industry by applying ANP
Majid Azizi, Charles RayJournal: Cogent Business & ManagementThis study proposes a decision model for privatization of newsprint paper industry. Newsprint paper has very demanding market requirements, ones that must be adapted in quality and quantity with consumers’ media preferences. In Iran, there is one newsprint paper producer that supplies 70% of dome...
Read MoreCleaner production solution selection for paper making – A case study of Latif paper products Co. Iran
Majid Azizi, Yaghoob Asadizadeh, Charles Ray, Yahya HamzehJournal: International Journal of Sustainable EngineeringThe objective of this research is to design an approach for selecting appropriate solutions to efficiently and productively reduce environmental pollution and water, energy and raw material consumption in a recycled paper manufacturing facility, the paper mill in Latif, Iran. To reach this goal, ...
Read MoreMultiple-criteria location selection for wood kiln operations using AHP/TOPSIS
Rahim Mohebbi Gargari, Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, Asghar Tarmian, zam Dokht Safi SamghabadiJournal: International Journal of Business and Systems ResearchThis study attempted to determine a suitable combination of multiple-criteria selection techniques for the best location for wood drying kiln operations in Iran. Utilising field studies across the wood-drying industry, limitations of existing selection-method criteria were identified, and a hiera...
Read MoreAn analysis of cleaner production planning by applying analytic hierarchy process: a wood industry case study
Fatemeh Hasani Khorshidi, Majid Azizi, Charles Ray, Mohammad Mahdi Faezipour, Hamid Zarea HosseinabadiJournal: International Journal of Sustainable EngineeringThe production operation plays a crucial role in reducing environmental impacts in various stages of the life cycle of products, from extraction of materials to production, end use, reuse, and recycling. Therefore, the process of reducing these environmental impacts in relation to production cont...
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