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Man-Machine Interfacing in MCDA

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Multiple Criteria Decision Making

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Man-machine interaction is a fundamental component of multiple criteria decision aid (MCDA) tools, having in mind to amplify the decision makers’ capabilities of information processing and decision making and facilitate the processes of the system’s acceptability and learning. In designing Man-machine interfaces a balance must be obtained between the potentialities that are offered to the user and the ease of learning and use. In this paper we discuss the importance of Man-machine interfaces to contribute to make the interactive decision process more understandable and potentialize the development of new methods. The computational tools developed at Coimbra dedicated to provide decision support in multiattribute and multiobjective problems will be referred, emphasizing their Man-machine interfacing.

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  1. Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra and INESC, Rua Antero de Quental, 199 - 3000, Coimbra, Portugal

    Joáo N. Clímaco

  2. Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Coimbra and INESC, Rua Antero de Quental, 199 - 3000, Coimbra, Portugal

    Carlos Henggeler Antunes

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  1. Energy Research Group and Institute of Traffic and Transportation, National Chiao Tung University, Taipai, Taiwan Republic of China

    G. H. Tzeng

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan Republic of China

    H. F. Wang  & U. P. Wen  & 

  3. School of Business, University of Kansas, 66045-2003, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

    P. L. Yu

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Clímaco, J.N., Antunes, C.H. (1994). Man-Machine Interfacing in MCDA. In: Tzeng, G.H., Wang, H.F., Wen, U.P., Yu, P.L. (eds) Multiple Criteria Decision Making. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2666-6_25

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