Three novel types of sensitivity analysis are presented. They determine the following: 1) the sensitivity of a ranking to specific changes in the evaluations of all alternatives on certain criteria; 2) the influence of specific changes in certain criterion-scores of an alternative; 3) the minimum...

Water resources issues in the Middle East are increasingly becoming major complicating factors in the socio-political problems of the region. With all the economic problems and water availability constraints facing decision makers, there are a wide variety of options available to the countries...

This short paper surveys some recent research on the internal organization of firms, with an emphasis on task allocation and synchronization. It focuses on an organization facing no incentive problems but time constraints and costs of communication. It highlights two motives for communication:...