Assessing contributory factors in potential systemic accidents using AcciMap and integrated fuzzy ISM - MICMAC approach

The Rasmussen's AcciMap approach is an important system thinking method widely used to guide accident analysis and assess potential contributory factors. However, the AcciMap approach cannot quantify interaction relationships among contributory factors and the hierarchical representation of these factors, and it also cannot identify the dominant contributory factors in potential systemic accident. These limitations influence applications of the...