IJAHP News: Ferretti/ X Optima & VI Red-M Conference Highlights 

 

 
International Journal of the 

Analytic Hierarchy Process 

288 Vol. 5 Issue 2 2013 

ISSN 1936-6744 

 
 

AHP NEWS: X OPTIMA &VI RED-M Conference Highlights 
 

Valentina Ferretti 
 

 

 
 

The X OPTIMA & VI RED-M 2013 participants 

 

Last October, two important events took place in Concepción, Chile. From the 
27

th
 to the 30

th
 of October the University of Concepción hosted the 

10
th
Biennial Conference of the Chilean Institute of Operations Research 

(OPTIMA), and the 6
th
Meeting of the Ibero-American Network on Multi-criteria 

Decision (RED-M). This year the events attracted about 120 participants, 30% 
of which were students, coming from Belgium, Italy, Spain, USA, Canada, 
Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Chile. 
 
Within this truly international environment, four sessions were dedicated to 
Multi-criteria Decision Making methods, two of which were themed on the 
Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The first one, chaired by Professor Claudio 
Garuti, from Chile, concerned Multi-criteria Decision Making Methods for 
developing countries; the second one, chaired by Professor José Marìa 
Moreno Jiménez, from Spain, concerned cognitive approximation in Multi-
criteria Decision Making with two real applications in business and decision-
making.  
 
Moreover, other parallel sessions discussed the application of AHP in the 
logistic, operation management and environmental contexts. Some key 
contributions in a nutshell are following: Professor Valerio Salomon from 



IJAHP News: Ferretti/ X Optima & VI Red-M Conference Highlights 

 

 
International Journal of the 

Analytic Hierarchy Process 

289 Vol. 5 Issue 2 2013 

ISSN 1936-6744 

 
 

Brazil discussed the usage of the compatibility index to group decision-
making; Professor Isabel Spencer from Chile presented an application for the 
construction of a sustainability index for the assessment of buildings’ 
performances; Dr. Astrid Oddershede from Chile presented an application in 
the context of the reuse of organic waste; Dr. Juan Carlos Osorio from 
Colombia illustrated an application for integrated solid waste management in 
supply chain; Dr.Claudio Macuada from Chile proposed an application of the 
AHP to evaluate technologies for water treatments, while Marco Fuentes from 
Chile presented an application of the AHP dealing with hospital waste 
management.  
 
The general good fellowship enjoyed by the participants, together with the 
active learning environment which was able to provide guidelines to the 
youngest participants as well as new insights for everyone, ensured the 
success of the meeting. Don’t miss the next Conference which will likely be in 
Monterrey, Mexico, in 2014!   
 
Finally, a special thanks to Dr. Javier Pereira for organizing this Conference 
for Red-M 2013, and to Claudio Garuti, from Fulcrum Engineering Consulting 
(Chile), and Valerio Salomon, from Sao Paolo State University (Brazil), for 
bringing our attention to this interesting event and providing all the relevant 
information. 
 
For details, please visit the Conference website at www.optima2013.cl. 

 

 
 
 

http://www.optima2013.cl/
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