Summary The focus of this paper is to develop a simple model to assess vulnerability of bridges, which was applied in Bucaramanga. This model was made especially for areas where current reports of seismic damages of ...

Fuzzy heterogeneous networks are recently introduced neural network models composed of neurons of a general class whose inputs and weights are mixtures of continuous variables (crisp and/or fuzzy) with discrete quantities, ...

Every computer vision level crawl with uncertainty, what makes its management a significant problem to be considered and solved when trying for automated systems for scene analysis and interpretation. This is why fuzzy set ...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is applying a new integrated method to equipment selection. Design/methodology/approach: In this paper, we proposed the new integrated approach. Proposed approach is based on fuzzy ...

La teoría de conjuntos difusos ofrece un puente entre el procesamiento simbólico y el numérico que permite el uso de conceptos cualitativos útiles en el proceso de toma de decisiones relacionadas con la gestión del riesgo ...

The paper discusses the suitability of T-transitivity for modelling approximate equality. It explains how T-transitivity, a property suitable for modelling vagueness, can still be used to handle the imprecision inherent ...

Purpose: Alliance between manufacturing and logistics industry is a new model of the joint development of the two industries. A reasonable profit allocation mechanism is the key to ensure the stable operation of the alliance, ...

In the last years, from a disasters perspective, risk has been dimensioned to allow a better management. However, this conceptualization turns out to be limited or constrained, by the generalized use of a fragmented risk ...

The logistics problems in business environments deal with assignation from a number of sources to a number of destinations. Each source offers amounts of goods, while each destination demands quantities of these goods. The ...