Ebook: Multiple Criteria Problem Solving: Proceedings of a Conference Buffalo, N.Y. (U.S.A), August 22 – 26, 1977

The objective of this conference was to foster a healthy exchange of ideas and experience in the domain of multiple criteria problem solving. This conference was an outgrowth of an earlier conference I organized with Herve Thiriez at CESA, Jouy-en-Josas, France in 1975 during my stay at the European Institute in Brussels. When I re­ joined the State University of New York at Buffalo that year, I be­ gan to search for potential sponsors for this conference. Approxi­ mately one year later when the prospects began to look promising, I contacted several individuals to act as an informal coordinating committee for the conference. I wanted to avoid biasing the con­ ference completely to my way of thinking! The members of this committee were Jim Dyer, Peter Fishburn, Ralph Kee. ney, Bernard Roy (Universite de Paris IX Dauphine who was unable to participate in the conference), and Milan Zeleny. Though the committee did not meet, per se, their inputs regarding format, possible participants, number of participants, length of the conference, and so on were of great value to me in planning and organizing the conference. I wish to acknowledge the contributions of this group. We were most fortunate in obtaining the financial support of the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, Brussels ·(one of the sponsors of the Jouy-en-Josas conference), the Office of Naval Research, and the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Interpolation Independence....Pages 1-7
A Multiple Criteria Decision Model for Repeated Choice Situations....Pages 8-22
Evaluating Joint Life-Saving Activities under Uncertainty....Pages 23-41
The Interactive Surrogate Worth Trade-Off (ISWT) Method for Multiobjective Decision-Making....Pages 42-67
Cardinal Preference Aggregation Rules for the Case of Certainty....Pages 68-86
A Simple Multiattribute Utility Procedure for Evaluation....Pages 87-115
Public Investment Decision Making with Multiple Criteria; an Example of University Planning....Pages 116-130
Interdependent Criteria in Utility Analysis....Pages 131-180
A Survey of Multiattribute/Multicriterion Evaluation Theories....Pages 181-224
An Overview on Recent Results in MCP as Developed in Aachen, Germany....Pages 225-248
Bicriterion Cluster Analysis as an Exploration Tool....Pages 249-273
Duality in Multiple Objective Linear Programming....Pages 274-285
Multiobjective Management of the Small Firm....Pages 286-298
Applying Multiobjective Decision Analysis to Resource Allocation Planning Problems....Pages 299-320
A Utility Model for Product Positioning....Pages 321-334
Social Decision Analysis Using Multiattribute Utility Theory....Pages 335-344
Ranking with Multiple Objectives....Pages 345-361
Interactive Integer Goal Programming: Methods and Application....Pages 362-383
A Theory of Naive Weights....Pages 384-401
Multicriteria Decision Aid Two Applications in Education Management....Pages 402-423
Multiattribute Risk/Benefit Analysis of Citizen Attitudes Towards Societal Issues Involving Technology....Pages 424-448
Condensing Multiple Criteria....Pages 449-461
Vector-Maximum Gradient Cone Contraction Techniques....Pages 462-481
An Approach to Solving Multi-Person Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making Problems....Pages 482-493
Multiple Criteria Dominance Models: An Empirical Study of Investment Preferences....Pages 494-508
Toward Second Order Game Problems: Decision Dynamics in Gaming Phenomena....Pages 509-528
Multidimensional Measure of Risk: Prospect Rating Vector (PRV)....Pages 529-548
A Time Sharing Computer Programming Application of a Multiple Criteria Decision Method to Energy Planning—A Progress Report....Pages 549-560
Back Matter....Pages 561-573

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Interpolation Independence....Pages 1-7
A Multiple Criteria Decision Model for Repeated Choice Situations....Pages 8-22
Evaluating Joint Life-Saving Activities under Uncertainty....Pages 23-41
The Interactive Surrogate Worth Trade-Off (ISWT) Method for Multiobjective Decision-Making....Pages 42-67
Cardinal Preference Aggregation Rules for the Case of Certainty....Pages 68-86
A Simple Multiattribute Utility Procedure for Evaluation....Pages 87-115
Public Investment Decision Making with Multiple Criteria; an Example of University Planning....Pages 116-130
Interdependent Criteria in Utility Analysis....Pages 131-180
A Survey of Multiattribute/Multicriterion Evaluation Theories....Pages 181-224
An Overview on Recent Results in MCP as Developed in Aachen, Germany....Pages 225-248
Bicriterion Cluster Analysis as an Exploration Tool....Pages 249-273
Duality in Multiple Objective Linear Programming....Pages 274-285
Multiobjective Management of the Small Firm....Pages 286-298
Applying Multiobjective Decision Analysis to Resource Allocation Planning Problems....Pages 299-320
A Utility Model for Product Positioning....Pages 321-334
Social Decision Analysis Using Multiattribute Utility Theory....Pages 335-344
Ranking with Multiple Objectives....Pages 345-361
Interactive Integer Goal Programming: Methods and Application....Pages 362-383
A Theory of Naive Weights....Pages 384-401
Multicriteria Decision Aid Two Applications in Education Management....Pages 402-423
Multiattribute Risk/Benefit Analysis of Citizen Attitudes Towards Societal Issues Involving Technology....Pages 424-448
Condensing Multiple Criteria....Pages 449-461
Vector-Maximum Gradient Cone Contraction Techniques....Pages 462-481
An Approach to Solving Multi-Person Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making Problems....Pages 482-493
Multiple Criteria Dominance Models: An Empirical Study of Investment Preferences....Pages 494-508
Toward Second Order Game Problems: Decision Dynamics in Gaming Phenomena....Pages 509-528
Multidimensional Measure of Risk: Prospect Rating Vector (PRV)....Pages 529-548
A Time Sharing Computer Programming Application of a Multiple Criteria Decision Method to Energy Planning—A Progress Report....Pages 549-560
Back Matter....Pages 561-573
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