Decision-making in the purchase of equipment in agricultural research laboratories: a multiple-criteria approach under partial information

Decision-making in the purchase of equipment in agricultural research laboratories: a multiple-criteria approach under partial information

Investments in the agricultural sector represented by innovations and new technologies strongly influence the economic growth in developing countries. In this context, purchasing decisions have become more relevant. Multiple-criteria decision-making techniques are well suited for decision-makers (DMs) who are considering the introduction of new technologies. In this paper, a multi-criteria model is built to help a Colombian agricultural research company make decisions on purchasing different laboratory equipment. A compensatory approach based on trade-offs is used to elicit the preferences of a group of DMs. The high number of answers and cognitive effort required from them during the elicitation process led to using an alternative approach based on partial information, called the FITradeoff (The Flexible and Interactive Tradeoff) method. It showed to be the best fit to solve the company’s purchasing problem and allowed its managers to make decisions that consider criteria other than price, taking account of the DMs’ conflicting viewpoints. The proposed model aimed at contributing to the articulation of the end-user knowledge in decision-making in order to ensure effective articulation of actors and strengthening of science, technology and innovation in agriculture.

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Main Authors: Moreno Rodriguez, Jenny Milena, Abreu Kang, Takanni Hannaka, Asfora Frej, Eduarda, Teixeira de Almeida, Adiel
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Published: Growing Science in Canada 2021-07-27
Subjects:Investigación agropecuaria - A50, Laboratorios, Investigación agraria, Equipos de trabajo, Innovación, Transversal, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15988, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8679, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8443, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_27560,
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Innovación
Transversal
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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8679
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Laboratorios
Investigación agraria
Equipos de trabajo
Innovación
Transversal
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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8679
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8443
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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8679
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Laboratorios
Investigación agraria
Equipos de trabajo
Innovación
Transversal
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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8679
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8443
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_27560
Moreno Rodriguez, Jenny Milena
Abreu Kang, Takanni Hannaka
Asfora Frej, Eduarda
Teixeira de Almeida, Adiel
Decision-making in the purchase of equipment in agricultural research laboratories: a multiple-criteria approach under partial information
description Investments in the agricultural sector represented by innovations and new technologies strongly influence the economic growth in developing countries. In this context, purchasing decisions have become more relevant. Multiple-criteria decision-making techniques are well suited for decision-makers (DMs) who are considering the introduction of new technologies. In this paper, a multi-criteria model is built to help a Colombian agricultural research company make decisions on purchasing different laboratory equipment. A compensatory approach based on trade-offs is used to elicit the preferences of a group of DMs. The high number of answers and cognitive effort required from them during the elicitation process led to using an alternative approach based on partial information, called the FITradeoff (The Flexible and Interactive Tradeoff) method. It showed to be the best fit to solve the company’s purchasing problem and allowed its managers to make decisions that consider criteria other than price, taking account of the DMs’ conflicting viewpoints. The proposed model aimed at contributing to the articulation of the end-user knowledge in decision-making in order to ensure effective articulation of actors and strengthening of science, technology and innovation in agriculture.
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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8679
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spelling dig-bac-20.500.12324-389202024-02-22T03:02:30Z Decision-making in the purchase of equipment in agricultural research laboratories: a multiple-criteria approach under partial information Moreno Rodriguez, Jenny Milena Abreu Kang, Takanni Hannaka Asfora Frej, Eduarda Teixeira de Almeida, Adiel Investigación agropecuaria - A50 Laboratorios Investigación agraria Equipos de trabajo Innovación Transversal http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15988 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8679 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8443 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_27560 Investments in the agricultural sector represented by innovations and new technologies strongly influence the economic growth in developing countries. In this context, purchasing decisions have become more relevant. Multiple-criteria decision-making techniques are well suited for decision-makers (DMs) who are considering the introduction of new technologies. In this paper, a multi-criteria model is built to help a Colombian agricultural research company make decisions on purchasing different laboratory equipment. A compensatory approach based on trade-offs is used to elicit the preferences of a group of DMs. The high number of answers and cognitive effort required from them during the elicitation process led to using an alternative approach based on partial information, called the FITradeoff (The Flexible and Interactive Tradeoff) method. It showed to be the best fit to solve the company’s purchasing problem and allowed its managers to make decisions that consider criteria other than price, taking account of the DMs’ conflicting viewpoints. 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