A neutrosophic decision-making framework to identify and prioritize limiting factors in wood harvesting

OpenAlex İngilizce

An interval-valued neutrosophic analytic hierarchy process (AHP)-based decision-making framework is proposed to identify and prioritize limiting factors in wood harvesting. The proposed framework is applied to a case study in Turkey. A three-level hierarchical model is devised with five main factors and twenty-five subfactors. The opinions of different experts are gathered to obtain input data. The interval-valued neutrosophic AHP method is employed to determine the weights of the limiting factors. Based on the results, “management and policy factors” is identified as the most significant main factor. The five most important subfactors are “legal regulations,” “forestry policies and practices,” “management strategies,” “wood demand,” and “meteorological conditions, disasters, and diseases.” Study results provide a valuable guide to forest managers, industry professionals, policymakers, and researchers to make informed decisions and prioritize their actions.