[Retracted] Development of an Appropriate Uncertainty Model with an Application to Solid Waste Management Planning

Table 7

The comparison between the proposed algorithm and other algorithms.

Dimension	Other algorithms	Proposed algorithm
Optimal solution	● Not calculated	● The proposed algorithm calculates the optimal solution to be the definite-optimal if exists, or it satisfies optimal solution after interacting with the DM
Range of objective optimum value	● All algorithms fail to determine the exact range except the BWC algorithm; ● The BWC algorithm calculates the exact range	● The proposed algorithm calculates the exact range
Possibility of an optimal solution being feasible	● Not calculated	● The proposed algorithm calculates it depending upon a proposed measure that is called the feasibility ratio
Possibility of an optimal solution being optimal	● Not calculated	● The proposed algorithm calculates it depending upon a proposed measure that is called the optimality ratio
The risk of the decision in an uncertain environment	● Not calculated	● The proposed algorithm calculates it depending upon a proposed measure that is called the risk factor
Solution space	● The solution space is calculated according to classical notions that fail to determine the exact region of the possible optimal solutions. The determined region by any algorithm contains nonoptimal solutions, infeasible solutions, or both.	● According to the classical notions, the solution space can be determined with the same disadvantages.; ● The proposed algorithm depends mainly upon a set of generated exact possible optimal solutions.