A survey of applications of multicriteria decision analysis methods in mine planning and related case studies.

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dc.citation.doi10.17159/2411-9717/2016/v116n11a7en_ZA
dc.citation.epage1056en_ZA
dc.citation.issue11en_ZA
dc.citation.spage1051en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMahase, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorMusingwini, C.
dc.contributor.authorNhleko, A.S.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-29T14:34:49Z
dc.date.available2018-08-29T14:34:49Z
dc.date.issued2016-11
dc.descriptionThis study forms part of an MSc research project undertaken at the University of the Witwatersrand.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn an environment like the mining industry, which is characterized by different stakeholders with multiple objectives, multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a useful approach for optimal decision-making. The application of MCDA techniques in the mining industry has predominantly been in mine planning and related problems, although no comprehensive survey has previously been undertaken to establish the application trends. A survey of the use of MCDA techniques was therefore conducted using case studies from the literature. It was noted that often two or more methods are applied to the same problem in order to increase confidence in the solution derived. As the number of criteria and alternatives increases, some methods become inefficient. A combination of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method with other MCDA techniques was the most frequently used approach, indicating the efficiency of the AHP method, especially when evaluating problems with more criteria and fewer alternatives. A combination of fuzzy theory with AHP or other methods incorporates uncertainty. The findings from the survey will benefit users applying MCDA techniques to solve mine planning and related problems.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianMvdH2018en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMahase, M.J., Musingwini, C. and Nhleko, A.S. 2016. A survey of applications of multicriteria decision analysis method in mine planning and related case studies. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallugy 116(11), pp.1051-1056. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2411-9717/2016/v116n11a7en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2225-6253
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/25507
dc.journal.titleJournal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.en_ZA
dc.journal.volume116en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.orcid.id0000-0002-5150-4749en_ZA
dc.orcid.id0000-0003-1799-6855en_ZA
dc.publisherThe Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.en_ZA
dc.rights© 2016. The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. This Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.en_ZA
dc.subjectMine planningen_ZA
dc.subjectMulti-criteria decision analysis (MCDA)en_ZA
dc.subjectMulti-criteria decision-making (MCDM)en_ZA
dc.subjectMulti-objective decision-making (MODM)en_ZA
dc.subjectDecision makingen_ZA
dc.subjectAnalytic hierarchy processen_ZA
dc.subjectSurveysen_ZA
dc.subjectMining industryen_ZA
dc.titleA survey of applications of multicriteria decision analysis methods in mine planning and related case studies.en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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