Essays In Decision Making

This volume contains over twenty original contributions written by leading authorities in their field, dealing with decision models for supporting individuals facing situations encompassing multiple criteria and related problems. The book presents interactive methods for solving multiple criteria decision problems, the formation of preferences and applications of novel decision tools to real-world problems.

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This volume contains over twenty original contributions, written by leading authorities in their field, dealing with decision models for supporting individuals facing situations encompassing multiple criteria and related problems. The book presents interactive methods for solving multiple criteria decision problems, the formation of preferences and applications of novel decision tools to real-world problems. The book is a Festschrift in honour of Stanley Zionts. Professor Zionts is one of the leaders in the field of Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). He is founder and the first President of the International Society of MCDM.

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Content.- Quot homines, tot sententiae.- 1 Multiple Objective Linear Programming and Interactive Methods.- Convergence and Validation of Interactive Methods in MCDM: Simulation Studies.- Convergence of Interactive Procedures of Multiobjective Optimization and Decision Support.- A Hybrid Interactive Technique for the MCDM Problems.- A Comparison of Aspiration-Level Interactive Method (AIM) and Conjoint Analysis in Multipie Criteria Decision Making.- Reference Direction Approach to Multiple Objective Linear Programming: Historical Overview.- Implementing the Tchebycheff Method in a Spreadsheet.- 2 Preferences and Learning.- From Maximization to Optimization: MCDM and the Eight Models of Optimality.- A General Model of Preference Aggregation.- Issues In Supporting Intertemporal Choice.- Cancellation Conditions for Multiattribute Preferences on Finite Sets.- Measurement of Differences in Preferences Expressed by a Simple Additive Rule.- A Foundation of Principles for Expanding Habitual Domains.- Exploration of Multi-objective Problems in Artificial Intelligence.- 3 Applications.- Design Decomposition in Quality Function Deployment.- A Study of Evaluations of Mutual Fund Investment Strategies.- A Multi-Dimensional Framework for Portfolio Management.- MCDM and Sustainable Development: The Case of Water Resources Planning in India.- Role of BATNA and Pareto Optimality in Dyadic Multiple Issue Negotiations.- Multiple Criteria Scheduling on a Single Machine: A Review and a General Approach.- Multiobjective Covering and Routing Problems.- An Evaluation of Our National Policy to Manage Nuclear Waste from Power Plants.- Professor Stanley Zionts.- Fifteen Years of Work with a Guru: A Lifetime or Just the Beginning.- Curriculum Vitae and Publications of Stanley Zionts.