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Soft Computing for Complex Multiple Criteria Decision Making

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Authors:
  1. Ignacy Kaliszewski

    1. Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

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  • A concise presentation of the MCDM field is provided by prototyping MCDM methodologies to two classes. On that basis, an approximate, soft computation approach to MCDM is outlined
  • The wider, more functional approach is built around both formal and intuitive developments in MCDM
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (ISOR, volume 85)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-7

  3. Preliminaries

    Pages 9-31

  4. MCDM - Basic Tools

    Pages 33-44

  5. MCDM Interactive Methods - An Overview

    Pages 45-56

  6. Universal MCDM Interface

    Pages 57-67

  7. Generic Interactive MCDM Support Scheme

    Pages 69-87

  8. Bounds on Outcome Components

    Pages 89-124

  9. Bounds on Global Trade-Offs

    Pages 125-133

  10. Soft Computing for Complex MCDM Problems

    Pages 135-156

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 157-170
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About this book

"Daprima importa sappere di che cosa si tratta." ("The ?rst thing is to know what the talk is about".) Attributed to Vilfredo Pareto. This book results from my continuous and deep interest in multiple criteria decision making (MCDM). Eleven years ago I wrote in my p- vious monograph: "This work results from my interest in the ?eld of vector optimization. I stumbled ?rst upon this subject in 1982 [ ... ]. I was attracted then by a gap between vector optimization used to serve as a formal model for multiple objective decision problems and the - cision problems themselves, the gap nonexistent in scalar optimization. Roughly speaking, vector optimization provides methods for ranking - cisions according to a partial order whereas decision making requires a linear ordering of decisions." This declaration is still valid and nothing needs to be changed. To be more speci?c, this book is a fruit of my dissatisfaction with the current state-of-the-art of MCDM. MCDM is a branch of science, whose declared ultimate goal is to provide practical tools. However, we cannot say, and this is regrettable, that all present MCDM methods and algorithms are in popular use by those who make complex decisions and for that purpose are in need of methodological or computational support.

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"The book deals with several topics of multicriteria analysis (MCA). … Each chapter has annotated references which provide good guidelines for further reading. The bibliography covers the topics presented in the book well. … The book therefore can be recommended … for both researchers and practitioners concerned with MCA methods. Readers interested in specific issues related to the topics covered by the book may enjoy the way in which the author shares his thoughts and experience." (Marek Makowski, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 g)

"Soft Computing for Complex Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is the 85th volume in the International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. The book … is aimed at academics and other researchers, doctoral students, and sophisticated users … . Overall, the book describes technical concepts clearly and presents these concepts along with clarifying figures and examples. … I also recommend this book to academics as an introduction to the field … ." (Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Interfaces, Vol. 37 (6), 2007)

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  • Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

    Ignacy Kaliszewski

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