| Research and Practice in Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Proceedings of the Xivth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MC Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Haimes, Yacov Y. (Editor), Steuer, Ralph E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540672664 ISBN-13: 9783540672661 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2000 Annotation: The subject area of the volume is multiple criteria decision making (MCDM), which is concerned with the methods and techniques by which multiple conflicting objectives can be formally incorporated into the management planning process. Constituting the selected proceedings of the most recent International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, the forty-five articles in the volume provide significant content on the latest in developments and new ideas taking place in theory and practice of the rapidly growing field of MCDM. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Decision Making & Problem Solving - Business & Economics | Operations Research - Mathematics | Linear & Nonlinear Programming |
| Dewey: 658.403 |
| LCCN: 00026592 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Economic and Mathematical Systems |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.77 lbs) 558 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the past two decades, the consideration of mUltiple objectives in modeling and decision making has grown by leaps and bounds. The nineties in particular have seen the emphasis shift from the dominance of single-objective modeling and optimization toward an emphasis on multiple objectives. The proceedings of this Conference epitomize these evolutionary changes and contribute to the important role that the tield of multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) now plays in planning, design, operational, management, and policy decisions. Of special interest are the contributions of MCDM to manufacturing engineering. For example, it has recently been recognized that optimal, single-objective solutions have often been pursued at the expense of the much broader applicability of designs and solutions that satisfy multiple objectives. In particular, the theme (MCDM and Its Worldwide Role in Risk-Based Decision Making) of the XIVth International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, June 8-12, 1998) represents the growing importance of risk-cost-benefit analysis in decision making and in engineering design and manufacturing. In such systems, minimizing the of rare and extreme events emerges as an essential objective that risk complements the minimization of the traditional expected value of risk, along with the objectives attached to cost and performance. These proceedings include forty-five papers that were presented at the Conference. A variety of techniques have been proposed for solving multiple criteria decision-making problems. The emphasis and style of the different techniques largely reflect the fields of expertise of their developers. |
