Optimum acceptability of telecommunications networks: a multi-criteria approach

María Romero, María Luisa Cuadrado, Luis Romero () and Carlos Romero
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María Romero: National Distance Education University (UNED)
María Luisa Cuadrado: Polithecnic University of Madrid
Luis Romero: National Distance Education University (UNED)
Carlos Romero: Polithecnic University of Madrid

Operational Research, 2020, vol. 20, issue 3, No 27, 1899-1911

Abstract: Abstract This paper proposes an aggregated index of acceptability that can establish a “ranking” of the possible candidate hub cities in the design of a telecommunications network. The main advantages of the aggregated index proposed are the following: (a) it takes into account several wide-ranging design criteria, (b) its formulation is given by a lineal mathematical expression, (c) the procedure for calculating the index is very simple, and (d) the candidate hubs can be ranked differently depending on the aggregation structure of the criteria involved. Taking this considerations, the application of the proposed methodology can supplement the information supplied by more sophisticated multicriteria approaches based generally upon 0/1 goal programming. The theory presented is illustrated using a case study taken from the literature.

Keywords: Multiple criteria decision making; Telecommunications networks; Hubs selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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