Multiple criteria decision making in the new millennium : proceedings of the fifteenth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), Ankara, Turkey, July 10-14, 2000 00

This volume contains a collection of papers presented at the 15th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making held in Ankara, Turkey July 10­ 14, 2000. This was one of the regular conferences of the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, which are held at approximately two-year intervals. The Ankara conference had 195 participants from 38 countries. A total of 185 papers were presented at the conference. The title of our volume is MCDM in the New Millennium. The papers presented at the conference reflect the theme. We had several papers on information technology (IT) and many application papers. Of the 81 application papers presented, 14 appear in the volume. We expect more IT applications of MCDM to appear in the future, in particular in the areas of e-commerce and the internet. The conference surroundings and accomodations were excellent, and conducive to both an outstanding academic exchange, and enjoyment and a cultural broadening of participants. We had a pleasant and enjoyable outing and visit to the Anatolian Civilizations Museum. We also had an outstanding banquet at which awards were presented. The MCDM Gold Medal was presented to Professor Thomas Saaty, of the University of Pittsburgh. The MCDM Presidential Service Award was presented to ProfessorPekka Korhonen of the Helsinki School of Economics for his years of presidential service to the society. The society presented the MCDM Edgeworth-Pareto Award to Professor Alexander V. Lotov of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Evolution Toward A New State Of Multi-criteria Decision Making / Po Lung Yu -- The Seven Pillars Of The Analytic Hierarchy Process / Thomas L. Saaty -- Learning Aspects Of Decision Aids / David L. Olson, Alexander Mechitov And Helen Moshkovich -- Information Overload: A Decision Making Perspective / John Buchanan And Ned Kock -- What Is The Relative Importance Of Criteria And How To Use It In Mcdm / Vladimir D. Noghin -- Decision-maker Centred Mcdm: Some Empirical Tests And Their Implications / Cathal M. Brugha -- Comparing Numerical And Verbal Decision Analysis Using An Arctic Resource Management Problem / Oleg I. Larichev And Rex V. Brown -- On Testing Performance Of A Negotiation Procedure In Distributed Environment / Przemyslaw Polak And Tomasz Szapiro -- An Artificial Neural Network Approach To Multicriteria Model Selection / Fusun Ulengin, Y. Ilker Topcu And Sule Onsel Sahin --^ A New Technique To Compare Algorithms For Bi-criteria Combinatorial Optimization Problems / Bosun Kim, Esma S. Gel And W. Matthew Carlyle / [et Al.] -- Multi-attribute Sorting Of Qualitative Objects In Multiset Spaces / Alexey B. Petrovsky -- Classification Of Nondominated Solutions In Multiple Objective Linear Integer Programming Problems / Rui Pedro Lourenco And Joao Paulo Costa -- Competence Set Analysis: An Effective Means To Solve Non-trivial Decision Problems / Chin-i Chiang And Po Lung Yu -- Distributed Database Design Using Multiple Criteria: A New Method / Ambrose Goicoechea -- Prime Decisions: An Interactive Tool For Value Tree Analysis / Janne Gustafsson, Ahti Salo And Tommi Gustafsson -- Using Intervals For Global Sensitivity Analyses In Multiattribute Value Trees / Mats R. K. Lindstedt, Raimo P. Hamalainen And Jyri Mustajoki -- Characterization Of The Benson Proper Efficiency And Scalarization In Nonconvex Vector Optimization / Rafail N. Gasimov --^ Problems In Scalarizing Multicriteria Approaches / Petra Weidner -- Decision Analysis Of The Interval-valued Multiobjective Linear Programming Problems / Hsiao-fan Wang And Miao-ling Wang -- Computing Nadir Values In Three Objectives / Matthias Ehrgott And Dagmar Tenfelde-podehl -- Multiple Objective Genetic Local Search Algorithm / Andrzej Jaszkiewicz -- Bounds And Bound Sets For Biobjective Combinatorial Optimization Problems / Matthias Ehrgott And Xavier Gandibleux -- Quick Evaluation Of The Efficient Solution Set For The Biobjective Knapsack Problem / Xavier Gandibleux -- An Interactive Genetic Algorithm Applied To The Multiobjective Knapsack Problem / Selcen Pamuk And Murat Koksalan -- Evolutionary Algorithms For Multicriteria Optimization Of Program Module Allocations / Jerzy Balicki -- Treating Ordinal Criteria In Stochastic Weight Space Analysis / Kaisa Miettinen, Pekka Salminen And Risto Lahdelma --^ Modification Of The Nominal Group Technique By Using The Analytic Hierarchy Process / Rafikul Islam -- The Priorities Aggregation Approach In Unequal Power Group Decision Making / Chang-ming Yan And Ludmil Mikhailov -- Solving A Co-operative Two-person Game Under Uncertainty Using Multiple Criteria Optimization / Moussa Larbani And Farida Achemine -- A Multi-criterial Model For Warehouse Layout Design / Massoud Bazargan-lari -- Multi-objective Optimization Of Lot Size Balancing For Multi-products Selective Disassembly / Elif Kongar And Surendra M. Gupta -- An Internet System To Apply The Balanced Scorecard Concept To Supply Chain Management / Ralph Scheubrein And Beate Bossert -- Prioritizing Clean-up Of Contaminated Lightstation Sites / Larry Jenkins -- Environmental Application Of The Feasible Goals Method: Screening Of Water Quality Improvement Strategies / Alexander A. Lotov, Lioubov V. Bourmistrova And Roman V. Efremov / [et Al.] --^ Choosing A Reparation Method For A Landfill By Using The Smaa-o Multicriteria Method / Risto Lahdelma, Pekka Salminen And Ari Simonen / [et Al.] -- Personnel Selection Using A Fuzzy Mcdm Approach Based On Ideal And Anti-ideal Solutions / E. Ertugrul Karsak -- A Decision Model, Via Integer Goal Programming, For Hiring And Promoting Staff In The Departments Of A University / Rafael Caballero, Mercedes Gonzalez And Monica Hernandez / [et Al.] -- Multiple Attribute Probabilistic Assessment Of The Performance Of Some Airlines / Alan Jessop -- Data Mining In Credit Card Portfolio Management: A Multiple Criteria Decision Making Approach / Yong Shi, Morgan Wise And Ming Luo / [et Al.] -- Issues In The Development Of A Multi-objective Ga To Optimise Traffic Signal Controller Parameters / Tessa Sayers -- From A Data Base To A Reference For Workplace Accident Prevention / Maria Franca Norese, Provino Meles And Gianmario Mollea --^ A Multi-criteria Approach For Power Generation Expansion Planning / Vladimir I. Kalika And Shimon Frant -- Integrated Approaches For Determining The Turkish Naval Force Structure By Using The Analytic Hierarchy Process And Goal Programming Methods / Gunay Uzun And Demet Bayraktar. Murat Koksalan, Stanley Zionts, (eds.) Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter....Pages I-XII Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Evolution Toward a New State of Multi-criteria Decision Making....Pages 3-14 The Seven Pillars of the Analytic Hierarchy Process....Pages 15-37 Front Matter....Pages 39-39 Learning Aspects of Decision Aids....Pages 41-48 Information Overload: A Decision Making Perspective....Pages 49-58 What is the Relative Importance of Criteria and how to Use it in MCDM....Pages 59-68 Decision-Maker Centred MCDM: Some Empirical Tests and their Implications....Pages 69-78 Comparing Numerical and Verbal Decision Analysis Using an Arctic Resource Management Problem....Pages 79-92 On Testing Performance of a Negotiation Procedure in Distributed Environment....Pages 93-100 An Artificial Neural Network Approach to Multicriteria Model Selection....Pages 101-110 Front Matter....Pages 111-111 A New Technique to Compare Algorithms for Bi-criteria Combinatorial Optimization Problems....Pages 113-123 Multi-Attribute Sorting of Qualitative Objects in Multiset Spaces....Pages 124-131 Classification of Nondominated Solutions in Multiple Objective Linear Integer Programming Problems....Pages 132-141 Competence Set Analysis — An Effective Means to Solve Non-trivial Decision Problems....Pages 142-151 Distributed Database Design Using Multiple Criteria: A New Method....Pages 152-161 Front Matter....Pages 163-163 PRIME Decisions: An Interactive Tool for Value Tree Analysis....Pages 165-176 Using Intervals for Global Sensitivity Analyses in Multiattribute Value Trees....Pages 177-186 Front Matter....Pages 187-187 Characterization of the Benson Proper Efficiency and Scalarization in Nonconvex Vector Optimization....Pages 189-198 Problems in Scalarizing Multicriteria Approaches....Pages 199-209 Decision Analysis of the Interval-Valued Multiobjective Linear Programming Problems....Pages 210-218 Computing Nadir Values in Three Objectives....Pages 219-228 Front Matter....Pages 229-229 Multiple Objective Genetic Local Search Algorithm....Pages 231-240 Bounds and Bound Sets for Biobjective Combinatorial Optimization Problems....Pages 241-253 Quick Evaluation of the Efficient Solution Set for the Biobjective Knapsack Problem....Pages 254-264 An Interactive Genetic Algorithm Applied to the Multiobjective Knapsack Problem....Pages 265-272 Evolutionary Algorithms for Multicriteria Optimization of Program Module Allocations....Pages 273-281 Front Matter....Pages 283-283 Treating Ordinal Criteria in Stochastic Weight Space Analysis....Pages 285-293 Modification of the Nominal Group Technique by Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process....Pages 294-303 The Priorities Aggregation Approach in Unequal Power Group Decision Making....Pages 304-313 Solving a Co-operative Two-person Game under Uncertainty Using Multiple Criteria Optimization....Pages 314-324 Front Matter....Pages 325-325 A Multi-Criteria Model for Warehouse Layout Design....Pages 327-337 Multi-Objective Optimization of Lot Size Balancing for Multi-Products Selective Disassembly....Pages 338-347 An Internet System to Apply the Balanced Scorecard Concept to Supply Chain Management....Pages 348-357 Front Matter....Pages 359-359 Prioritizing Clean-up of Contaminated Lightstation Sites....Pages 361-369 Environmental Application of the Feasible Goals Method: Screening of Water Quality Improvement Strategies....Pages 370-379 Choosing a Reparation Method for a Landfill by Using the SMAA-O Multicriteria Method....Pages 380-389 Front Matter....Pages 391-391 Personnel Selection Using a Fuzzy MCDM Approach Based on Ideal and Anti-ideal Solutions....Pages 393-402 A Decision Model, via Integer Goal Programming, for Hiring and Promoting Staff in the Departments of a University....Pages 403-413 Front Matter....Pages 415-415 Multiple Attribute Probabilistic Assessment of the Performance of Some Airlines....Pages 417-426 Data Mining in Credit Card Portfolio Management: A Multiple Criteria Decision Making Approach....Pages 427-436 Issues in the Development of a Multi-objective GA to Optimise Traffic Signal Controller Parameters....Pages 437-446 Front Matter....Pages 415-415 From a Data Base to a Reference for Workplace Accident Prevention....Pages 447-457 A Multi-Criteria Approach for Power Generation Expansion Planning....Pages 458-468 Integrated Approaches for Determining the Turkish Naval Force Structure by Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process and Goal Programming Methods....Pages 469-478 Back Matter....Pages 479-484 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, which are held at approximately two-year intervals. The Ankara conference had 195 participants from 38 countries. The volume covers all relevant aspects of the field and presents the latest research results on MCDM