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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Clean Prod. 2021 Sep 20;316:1–10. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128347

Table 6.

Example of input data used in the stochastic modelling for Alternative 2 in MCDA process 3, together with the original input values and the available range of variability (An upward pointing arrow indicates better performance for higher values, whereas a downward pointing arrow indicates better performance for lower values).

Case A Balancing criteria


Criteria Long-term effectiveness and permanence Reduction of toxicity, mobility, or volume through treatment Short term effectiveness Implementability Cost





C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5

Measurement scale range 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–4 $
Preference direction
Original input data 3 3 3 3 3,000,000
Simulation 1 2 2 3 3 3,500,000
Simulation 2 2 3 3 2 3,000,000
Simulation 3 3 2 3 2 2,600,000
Range of variability 2–3 2–3 2–3 2–3 2,100,000 ≤ value ≤ 4.500.000