EMI Systems Inc. Executive Decision Support System

Ranking

The procedure "Ranking" orders the cases used by the analysis by the score they receive as a result of using an index composed of more indicators. The "Ranking" procedure provides the following information:

·       the list of analyzed cases, ordered descending, starts from the case with the highest value of the index down to the case with the smallest value, each case having attached its corresponding rank; near each case, according to the established breaks, there is also indicated the color corresponding to the case. This ensures consistency in using colors, just as for the procedure "Standards".

·       the list of descriptive files (similar to that of the procedure "Profiles") for each case/commune; a the beginning of the list there are shown the indicators composing the index, as well as the weights given to each indicator; for each case separately, the descriptive file comprises indicators and the way they relate to the overall average.

·        a map with the analyzed cases, colored according to the position they take in the ranking set by the index.

Example:

The procedure "Ranking" applied to the development index DEZV_1.

The index consists of the following indicators that have received a weight, favorable or not, depending on whether the indicator is desirable or not:

The list of cases indicates the position each case has depending on this indicator: the commune Bârnova holds the first place and will be colored green, whereas the commune Victoria is ranked last, hence receiving the color brown (because the maximum of 4 breaks has been chosen, the cases are symbolized using five colors, from dark green to brown). The descriptive files are generated for each case separately and can be compared.

Studiu de caz:

The commune Tomeşti holds the 3-rd place within the ranking established by the indicator DEZV_1 and will be displayed on the map using the color green.

The descriptive file brings in the following information:

·        the percentage of dwellings without water supply is below the district average (because this indicator has been considered undesirable for the development of the commune, thus receiving the weight "-1", its nearby color bar shows green, even if it is placed below average, hence indicating a good situation).   

·       the percentage of buildings using less durable construction material is below the district average (because this indicator has been considered undesirable for the development of the commune, thus receiving the weight "-1", its nearby color bar shows green, indicating a quite favorable situation, given the average for the entire district).

·       the percentage of newly constructed buildings and of asphalt streets (out of total length of streets) is above average.

·       regarding the own commune budget incomes per capita ratio and medical staff with middle education per 1000 inhabitants, the Tomeşti commune has a worse status than the average for the Metropolitan Area. 

·        The economically inactive people per 1000 active population ratio as well as the number of students per teacher in primary education system indicates a better situation for this commune compared to the average for the Metropolitan Area.

For comparison reasons, the case ranked 11-th – Victoria has a better situation, compared to the average for the Metropolitan Area, concerning the indicators %STRAZI_ASFALT and PERSONAL_STUD_MEDII/1000 but worse for the remaining indicators.

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