A diagnosis procedure for designing built-to-order technology system

The objectives of this study were to develop a diagnosis procedure of user's preference for a new built-to-order industrial wastewater treatment system, and to subsequently optimize the specification of the system for a manufacturing company. This study addressed this issue by combining cost-benefit analysis evaluating potential treatment system, and the AHP quantifying subjective judgment in evaluations. A case study was carried out to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach. The results of the study showed some evidence that the diagnosis procedure succeeded in quantifying user's preference for alternative systems, and that the specification was optimized successfully.