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Area of Science:

  • Systems Engineering
  • Computational Biology
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) is crucial for analyzing complex issues in business, engineering, and organizational behavior.
  • Traditional ISM faces challenges with large element sets due to the NP-complete problem of minimizing element crossings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel DNA-based algorithm to enhance Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM).
  • To address the computational complexity of minimizing element crossings in large-scale ISM processes.
  • To evaluate the efficiency of a biological approach for decision-making in complex systems.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a DNA-based algorithm for calculating complex relations among elements.
  • Application of biological methods to ISM for restructuring complex problem contexts.
  • Hierarchical restructuring of digraphs to represent complex relationships.

Main Results:

  • The proposed DNA-based algorithm effectively calculates complex relations among a large number of elements.
  • The method successfully creates a hierarchically restructured digraph, simplifying complex problems.
  • Efficiency of the biological approach in handling large element sets for decision-making was demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • The DNA-based algorithm offers a computationally efficient solution for complex ISM problems.
  • This novel approach enhances decision-making capabilities in systems engineering and related fields.
  • Biological methods can be effectively applied to improve ISM efficiency and problem structuring.