Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: State of the Art Surveys (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science)

MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS: State of the Art Surveys is the most comprehensive work available to survey the state of the art in MCDA to date. Its 25 chapters are organized in eight parts and are written by 52 international leading experts. Each of these parts covers one of the central streams of multiple criteria decision analysis literature. These literature streams are: MCDA today, Foundations of MCDA, Our Ranking Methods, Multiattribute Utility Theory, Non-Classical MCDA Approaches, Multiobjective Mathematical Programming, Applications, and MCDM Software. The handbook presents the most up-to-date discussions on well-established methodologies and theories in the field, while systematically surveying emerging fields in MCDA such as conjoint measurement, fuzzy preferences, fuzzy integrals, rough sets, etc. MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS: State of the Art Surveys is a valuable reference volume (more than 2000 references) for the field of decision analysis. It provides graduate students, researchers, and practitioners with a sweeping survey of MCDA theory, methodologies, and applications. It is a handbook that is particularly suitable for use in seminars in Decision Analysis, Decision Support, and Decision Theory. __MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS: State of the Art Surveys__ is the most comprehensive work available to survey the state of the art in MCDA to date. Its 24 chapters are organized in eight parts and are written by 49 international leading experts. Each of these parts covers one of the central streams of multiple criteria decision analysis literature. These literature streams are: MCDA today, Foundations of MCDA, Outranking Methods, Multiattribute Utility Theory, Non-Classical MCDA Approaches, Multiobjective Mathematical Programming, Applications, and MCDM Software. The handbook presents the most up-to-date discussions on well-established methodologies and theories in the field, while systematically surveying emerging fields in MCDA such as conjoint measurement, fuzzy preferences, fuzzy integrals, rough sets, etc. MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS is a valuable reference volume (more than 2000 references) for the field of decision analysis. It provides graduate students, researchers, and practitioners with a sweeping survey of MCDA theory, methodologies, and applications. It is a handbook that is particularly suitable for use in seminars in Decision Analysis, Decision Support, and Decision Theory. The Handbook Presents The Most Up-to-date Discussions On Well-established Methodologies And Theories In The Field, While Systematically Surveying Emerging Fields In Mcda Such As Conjoint Measurement, Fuzzy Preferences, Fuzzy Integrals, Rough Sets, Etc. Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: State Of The Art Surveys Is A Valuable Reference Volume (more Than 2000 References) For The Field Of Decision Analysis. It Provides Graduate Students, Researchers, And Practitioners With A Sweeping Survey Of Mcda Theory, Methodologies, And Applications. It Is A Handbook That Is Particularly Suitable For Use In Seminars In Decision Analysis, Decision Support, And Decision Theory.--jacket. Introduction / Jose Figueira, Salvatore Greco And Matthias Ehrgott -- 1. Paradigms And Challenges / Bernard Roy -- 2. Preference Modelling / Meltem Ozturk, Alexis Tsoukias And Philippe Vincke -- 3. Conjoint Measurement Tools For Mcdm / Denis Bouyssou And Marc Pirlot -- 4. Electre Methods / Jose Figueira, Vincent Mousseau And Bernard Roy. Edited By José Figueira, Salvatore Greco, Matthias Ehrgott. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The handbook presents the most up-to-date discussions on well-established methodologies and theories in the field, while systematically surveying emerging fields in MCDA such as conjoint measurement, fuzzy preferences, fuzzy integrals, rough sets, etc. Multiple criteria decision analysis: State of the Art Surveys is a valuable reference volume (more than 2000 references) for the field of decision analysis. It provides graduate students, researchers, and practitioners with a sweeping survey of MCDA theory, methodologies, and applications. It is a handbook that is particularly suitable for use in seminars in Decision Analysis, Decision Support, and Decision Theory."--Résumé de l'éditeur Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: State of the Art Surveys provides survey articles and references of the seminal or state-of-the-art research on MCDA. The material covered ranges from the foundations of MCDA, over various MCDA methodologies (outranking methods, multiattribute utility and value theories, non-classical approaches) to multiobjective mathematical programming, MCDA applications, and software. This vast amount of material is organized in 8 parts, with a total of 25 chapters. More than 2000 references are listed. The purpose of this introductory chapter is to present an overview of what MCDA is today.