11 articles in this issue
Enrique Mu
Welcome to our first issue in 2020! This volume marks our twelfth consecutive year of publication. While changes in the world were expected in this time, it has only been during the past few weeks that we have experienced social disruptive change on a glo... see more
Ilker Topcu, Ozay Ozaydin
After the 25th International Conference on Multiple-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM 2019) in Istanbul, one of the most successful MCDM conferences to date, authors that presented their works were invited to submit these studies to the special topic section... see more
Gulcin Dinc Yalcin, Zehra Kamisli Ozturk
In a department store, customers have the opportunity to reach a wide range of consumer goods from different product categories within a single store area. Store layouts generally show the size and location of each department, any permanent structures, fi... see more
Shanujas V, Thiyagarajan Radha Ramanan
The work identifies and ranks the competencies that positively influence the customer services and thereby is helpful in customer satisfaction. The study is conducted in a cooperative bank in one of the districts of South India. Identification of th... see more
Yousaf Ali, Shayan Arif, Fahad Munir, Muhammad Bilal Azeem, Amin Ullah Khan
Sports is an effective vehicle that is being adopted by almost every country to improve ties with other countries. India and Pakistan share a long border, but do not share a very pleasant history. Over the years, these two countries have shared a fi... see more
Karen Moons, Liliane Pintelon, Pieterjan Jorissen, Dirk De Ridder, Wouter Everaerts
The recent trend is towards value-based healthcare, which is characterized by the relationship between quality of care and the associated costs. However, value in healthcare is a largely unmeasured and misunderstood concept. In particular, a definition of... see more
Alia Khalfan Hamdoon Al-Rahbi, Mohammad F.M. Abushammala, Wajeeha A. Qazi
The level of soil degradation worldwide is alarming due to its potential for causing serious problems such as threatening food security. The sultanate of Oman faces the problem of soil erosion which also disturbs waterways, infrastructure and agriculture.... see more
Mohammad Dehghanimohammadabadi, Nihan Kabadayi
Quality of care is crucial for patients' satisfaction and safety in healthcare centers. The majority of hospitals attempt to implement facility-wide improvements to ensure high-quality care delivery. This study aims to propose a combined Simulation-Optimi... see more
Vasileios A. Mantogiannis, Fotios A. Katsigiannis
Investment decisions in private real-estate demand the consideration of several qualitative and quantitative criteria, as well as the different or even conflicting interests of the participating stakeholders. Meanwhile, certain indicators are subject to s... see more
Kirti Peniwati
The business world is currently operating in an increasingly challenging environment characterized as volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). If anything, the current COVID-19 crisis is a demonstration of this. What began as a health crisis ha... see more
At IJAHP we are concerned for the well-being of our friends and colleagues worldwide. Out of this concern we have systematically contacted many of them to know how they are riding out this crisis. We recently contacted our colleague and long time friend L... see more