An improved method for solving multiple criteria problems involving discrete alternatives

1 January 1984

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics

Vol. SMC-14 (1) , 24-34
https://doi.org/10.1109/tsmc.1984.6313266

Abstract

An approach is presented for solving a discrete-multiple-criteria problem. The approach asks pairwise comparisons of a decision-maker. Under mild assumptions, the method obtains the most preferred alternative. The required number of pairwise comparisons is generally modest. The authors' experience with the method indicates that for reasonable underlying utility functions, a heuristic stopping rule generally yields the most preferred alternative after several comparisons, usually fewer than 20.

Keywords

GENERATORS
LINEAR PROGRAMMING
CYBERNETICS
APPROXIMATION METHODS
GAMES
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
INCENTIVE SCHEMES

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