From Optimisation to Multi-Criteria Decision Aid: Three Main Operational Attitudes -- An Algorithm for Combined Quadratic and Multiobjective Programming -- Quasi-Kernels of Outranking Relations -- Existence and Duality in Multiple Objective Linear Programming -- On the Relationship of the...

“Interpolation Independence” -- “A Multiple Criteria Decision Model for Repeated Choice Situations” -- “Evaluating Joint Life-Saving Activities under Uncertainty” -- “The Interactive Surrogate Worth Trade-off Method for Multiobjective Decision-Making” -- “Cardinal Preference...

The volume contains 43 (out of 185) papers that were presented at the 15th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making held in Ankara, Turkey July 10-14, 2000. The conference was one of the regular conferences of the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making,...

1. An Introduction to Redundancy -- 1.1 Redundancy -- 1.2 Causes of Redundancy -- 1.3 Consequences of Redundancy -- 1.4 Dealing with Redundancy -- 1.5 A Survey of the Literature -- 1.6 Objective and Plan of the Study -- 2. Mathematical Foundations and Notation -- 2.1 Notation -- 2.2 Terminology...

In the twenty-first century the sustainability of energy and transportation systems is on the top of the political agenda in many countries around the world. Environmental impacts of human economic activity necessitate the consideration of conflicting goals in decision making processes to...

The Even-Swap Method for Multiple Objective Decisions -- A Methodology for Risk Management of Compound Failure Modes -- Forming Win-Win Strategy — A New Way to Study Game Problems -- Relations among Several Efficiency Concepts in Stochastic Multiple Objective Programming -- Hard to Say It's...

This book provides cutting-edge research results and application experiences from researchers and practitioners in multiple criteria decision making areas. It consists of three parts: MCDM Foundation and Theory, MCDM Methodology, and MCDM Applications. In Part I, it covers the historical MCDM...