Application of the new hybrid model LMAW-G-EDAS multi-criteria decision-making when choosing an assault rifle for the needs of the army

Authors

  • Marko Radovanović Military Academy, University of Defence in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Aleksandar Petrovski Department of Military science and skills, Military academy “General Mihailo Apostolski”, University “Goce Delcev” Stip, North Macedonia
  • Elif Cirkin Department of Business Administration, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey; School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
  • Aner Behlić Department of Military science and skills, Military academy “General Mihailo Apostolski”, University “Goce Delcev” Stip, North Macedonia
  • Željko Jokić Military Academy, University of Defence in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Denis Chemezov Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Vladimir Industrial College, Vladimir, Russian Federation
  • Elshan Giyas Hashimov National Defense University, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Mouhamed Bayane Bouraima School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
  • Chiranjibe Jana Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31181/jdaic10021012024r

Keywords:

Logarithm Methodology of Additive Weights (LMAW), grey theory, Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution (EDAS), weapons, assault rifle

Abstract

The paper addresses the selection of the most favorable alternative in the form of assault rifles to meet the requirements arising from modern combat operations. The complexity of the problem, conditioned by the different structural elements of automatic rifles and the specific situations of their use, has caused the application of Multi-Criteria Decision-making (MCDM) methods. A hybrid model was developed to guide the selection of the appropriate automatic rifle. The criteria were defined by experts, where the calculation of the weight coefficients of criteria was performed using the LMAW method Employing the grey EDAS method for MCDM, the study identifies an assault rifle that offers the most advantageous capabilities for carrying out firing tasks in the context of daily combat operations, with the aim of equipping the armed forces and raising the operational capability of the units. The validity of this model was verified through sensitivity analysis involving the adjustment of criteria weight coefficients.

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Published

21.01.2024

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Radovanović, M., Petrovski, A., Cirkin, E., Behlić, A., Jokić, Željko, Chemezov, D., Hashimov, E. G., Bouraima, M. B., & Jana, C. (2024). Application of the new hybrid model LMAW-G-EDAS multi-criteria decision-making when choosing an assault rifle for the needs of the army. Journal of Decision Analytics and Intelligent Computing, 4(1), 16–31. https://doi.org/10.31181/jdaic10021012024r

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Decision Analytics and Intelligent Computing

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