Group Decision Approach to Adopt Green IT Practices Based on S.W.O.T Analysis

Author

Silva, Lidiane C. ; Poleto, Thiago ; de Moura, J.A. ; Daher, S.F.D. ; Costa, A.P.C.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Production Eng., Fed. Univ. of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

fYear

2013

fDate

13-16 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

747

Lastpage

751

Abstract

Green Information Technology - IT - refers to IT practices and products that seek to prevent pollution and sustain development. By implementing Green IT practices, organizations can reduce the amount of energy spent and develop efficient technology products. However, the decision by an organization to adopt green IT is based on several considerations. Thus, this article puts forward an approach to support the decision process of adopting Green IT practices by group decision. Given this objective, SWOT analysis is an essential tool for strategic decision-making. It also combines the use of a multicriteria method with integer programming to support this process. Finally, a hypothetical case is presented in order to illustrate the applicability of the model.

Keywords

decision making; green computing; integer programming; sustainable development; SWOT analysis; green IT practices; green information technology; group decision approach; integer programming; multicriteria method; pollution prevention; strategic decision-making; strength-weaknesses-opportunities-threats analysis; sustainable development; technology products; Green IT; Green IT Practices; Integer Programming; Promethee II; S.W.O.T. Analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2013 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Manchester

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SMC.2013.132

Filename

6721885