Ranking of construction management alternatives considering criteria interrelations

Abstract

Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) has been widely applied for complex decisions in construction when a lot of conflicting as well as interactive criteria were involved. Accordingly the need of improving and supplementing the methodology of compromise decisions arose. In the paper multiple criteria decision-making theory was supplemented by the elements of mathematical statistics. It was proposed to integrate the Mahalanobis distance in the TOPSIS (Technique for the Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) and the methodology that considered statistical relations between criteria was developed. A short case study of building redevelopment was presented that demonstrated the application of the proposed methodology.