Improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach for complex systems.

<h4>Purpose</h4>Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) are commonly used separately, but also may be combined per their common characteristics to identify causal relationships and hierarchical structure among factors in comple...

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Autor principal:	Jih-Kuang Chen
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:25d8317ace324397a03e64e45e746aa82021-12-02T20:09:08ZImproved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach for complex systems.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0254694https://doaj.org/article/25d8317ace324397a03e64e45e746aa82021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254694https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Purpose</h4>Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) are commonly used separately, but also may be combined per their common characteristics to identify causal relationships and hierarchical structure among factors in complex systems with a relatively small computational burden. The purpose of this study is to establish an improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach to remedy the disadvantages of the traditional DEMATEL-ISM integration method. A case study was conducted to compare the proposed improved integration approach against the traditional integration method, and to validate its feasibility and effectiveness.<h4>Methods</h4>The proposed improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach has two main parts: a threshold determination via maximum mean de-entropy (MMDE) method and an additional transitivity check process. The factors influencing China's rural-urban floating population's willingness to participate in social insurance was analyzed as a case study.<h4>Results</h4>The traditional and improved methods show notable differences in the hierarchical factor structure and the inner influence relationship among factors that they respectively reveal. The traditional integration approach results in some irrationality, while the improved approach does not.<h4>Originality</h4>This study confirms the importance of proper threshold determination and reachability matrix transitivity checking during DEMATEL-ISM integration. The improved approach includes a scientific threshold determination method based on the MMDE method, plus a transitivity check of the reachability matrix with necessary corrections to ensure its soundness. It can be straightforwardly operated at a relatively low computational burden while providing accurate analysis results.Jih-Kuang ChenPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0254694 (2021)
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description	<h4>Purpose</h4>Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) are commonly used separately, but also may be combined per their common characteristics to identify causal relationships and hierarchical structure among factors in complex systems with a relatively small computational burden. The purpose of this study is to establish an improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach to remedy the disadvantages of the traditional DEMATEL-ISM integration method. A case study was conducted to compare the proposed improved integration approach against the traditional integration method, and to validate its feasibility and effectiveness.<h4>Methods</h4>The proposed improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach has two main parts: a threshold determination via maximum mean de-entropy (MMDE) method and an additional transitivity check process. The factors influencing China's rural-urban floating population's willingness to participate in social insurance was analyzed as a case study.<h4>Results</h4>The traditional and improved methods show notable differences in the hierarchical factor structure and the inner influence relationship among factors that they respectively reveal. The traditional integration approach results in some irrationality, while the improved approach does not.<h4>Originality</h4>This study confirms the importance of proper threshold determination and reachability matrix transitivity checking during DEMATEL-ISM integration. The improved approach includes a scientific threshold determination method based on the MMDE method, plus a transitivity check of the reachability matrix with necessary corrections to ensure its soundness. It can be straightforwardly operated at a relatively low computational burden while providing accurate analysis results.
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title	Improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach for complex systems.
title_short	Improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach for complex systems.
title_full	Improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach for complex systems.
title_fullStr	Improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach for complex systems.
title_full_unstemmed	Improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach for complex systems.
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publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
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Improved DEMATEL-ISM integration approach for complex systems.

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