Analysis of Preference Dependencies among Objectives
- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Operations Research
- Vol. 29 (6) , 1105-1120
- https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.29.6.1105
Abstract
In decision problems there are often preference dependencies for the achievement of various objectives. This paper suggests a problem-oriented approach to address such preference dependencies. First, a diagnostic analysis is conducted to identify the basis for the dependencies. Based on this, the attributes are divided into components or transformed into an alternate set of attributes with a lesser degree of preference dependence. Quantification of the value structure by developing a utility function is easier in such cases, making use of existing independence concepts.Keywords
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