Multi-criteria analysis of variation solutions for the pipeline route by applying the PROMETHEE method

Abstract

© 2016, Strojarski Facultet. All rights reserved. The paper considers the problem of selecting the most appropriate variation for the pipeline route Beloševac-Divci within the Kolubara regional water supply system (Serbia). Variations are evaluated according to five criteria, three of which have an economic character. The problem of selecting the optimal variant for the pipeline route is solved using the multi-criteria analysis by applying the PROMETHEE method and the implementation into the software package Visual PROMETHEE 1.4. The PROMETHEE method has proved to be applicable and suitable in solving practical problems related to civil engineering, in the phase of the final decision-making in the area of construction planning. The application of multi-criteria evaluation methodology, provided in this paper, proposes the variant with the minimal construction costs.