This paper proposes a decision support model for ranking project network activities and classifying those activities into groups. The model is based on multiple criteria (indexes) that derived from the precedence, duration and cost of the activities. The uniqueness of the model is that the...

Scenario planning and multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) are two key management science tools used in strategic planning. In this paper, we explore the integration of these two approaches in a coherent manner, recognizing that each adds value to the implementation of the other. Various...

The fourth programming document for Greece through the years 2007-2013 includes five Regional Operational Programmes (ROPs). One of them is the ROP of Macedonia - Thrace. The priority axis seven description is 'sustainable development and quality of life in the Central Macedonia Region' and one...

This article presents a case study on how data envelopment analysis (DEA) and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) could be combined to produce priority rankings for a set of companies. The shortcomings of each method, when exclusively used to deal with multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA)...

In this paper 'facilitated modelling' is exercised as an intervention tool for supporting the 'structuring' phase of strategic decision making in an application that approaches modelling a choice/investment challenge in the Greek publishing sector as a multicriteria decision problem. The set of...

The competitiveness of the global market and availability of multiple outsourcing options have greatly increased the complexity of making 'good' outsourcing decisions. Improving the decision-making process when faced with a complex decision situation requires a systematic decision-making...