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This chapter describes selected reference-type multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods that rank alternatives by comparing them with one or more reference solutions derived from an alternatives-criteria matrix (ACM). After explaining…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-27 Zhiyuan Wang , Gade Pandu Rangaiah

We introduce a method for explaining the results of various linear and hierarchical multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques such as WSM and AHP. The two key ideas are (A) to maintain a fine-grained representation of the values…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-09-13 Martin Erwig , Prashant Kumar

In this paper we explore several approaches for sampling weight vectors in the context of weighted sum scalarisation approaches for solving multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problems. This established method converts a multi-objective…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-18 Aled Williams , Yilun Cai

Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) is necessary for choosing one from the available alternatives (or from the obtained Pareto-optimal solutions for multi-objective optimization), where the performance of each alternative is quantified…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2024-11-18 Zhiyuan Wang , Seyed Reza Nabavi , Gade Pandu Rangaiah

Multi-criteria decision support systems are used in various fields of human activities. In every alternative multi-criteria decision making problem can be represented by a set of properties or constraints. The properties can be qualitative…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2011-05-03 Tuli Bakshi , Bijan Sarkar

In this book we introduce a new procedure called \alpha-Discounting Method for Multi-Criteria Decision Making (\alpha-D MCDM), which is as an alternative and extension of Saaty Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). It works for any number of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2015-10-05 Florentin Smarandache

In the future, competitive advantages will be given to organisations that can extract valuable information from massive data and make better decisions. In most cases, this data comes from multiple sources. Therefore, the challenge is to…

Applications · Statistics 2016-05-11 Igor Barahona , Judith Cavazos , Jian-Bo Yang

We present the Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis Methods Selection Software (MCDA-MSS). This decision support system helps analysts answering a recurring question in decision science: Which is the most suitable Multiple Criteria Decision…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-06-15 Marco Cinelli , Miłosz Kadziński , Grzegorz Miebs , Michael Gonzalez , Roman Słowiński

Preference aggregation is a core operation in multi-objective design optimisation and group decision-making, as it determines the best-fit-for-common-purpose alternative within complex socio-technical contexts. Therefore, their aggregation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-28 A. R. M. , Wolfert

Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problems involve the evaluation of alternatives based on various minimization and maximization criteria. Similarly, efficiency evaluation (EA) methods assess decision-making units (DMUs) by analyzing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-06-11 Fuh-Hwa Franklin Liu , Su-Chuan Shih

In this study, we propose a multicriteria group decision making (MCGDM) algorithm under uncertainty where data is collected as intervals. The proposed MCGDM algorithm aggregates the data, determines the optimal weights for criteria and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-12-04 Hadi A. Khorshidi , Uwe Aickelin

The Best-Worst Method (BWM) is a well-known Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) method. This article deals with the multiplicative model of BWM. We first formulate an optimization model that is equivalent to the existing multiplicative…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-29 Harshit Ratandhara , Mohit Kumar

This chapter assesses the sensitivity of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods to modifications within the decision or objective matrix (DOM) in the context of chemical engineering optimization applications. Employing eight common…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-07-11 Seyed Reza Nabavi , Zhiyuan Wang , Gade Pandu Rangaiah

Image analysis and machine learning algorithms operating on multi-gigapixel whole-slide images (WSIs) often process a large number of tiles (sub-images) and require aggregating predictions from the tiles in order to predict WSI-level…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-03 Mohsin Bilal , Robert Jewsbury , Ruoyu Wang , Hammam M. AlGhamdi , Amina Asif , Mark Eastwood , Nasir Rajpoot

A novel approach for solving a multiple judge, multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) problem is proposed. The ranking of alternatives that are evaluated based on multiple criteria is difficult, since the presence of multiple criteria…

Applications · Statistics 2018-07-17 Daniel Kostner

Cloud services that provide a complete environment for the animators to render their files using the resources in the cloud are called Cloud Renderfarm Services. The objective of this work is to rank and compare the performance of these…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2016-12-01 Annette J Ruby , Banu W Aisha , Chandran P Subash

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is extensively used across diverse industries to assess and rank alternatives. Among numerous MCDA methods developed to solve real-world ranking problems, TOPSIS remains one of the most popular…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-27 Robert Susmaga , Izabela Szczech , Dariusz Brzezinski

The coexistence of different Radio Access Technologies (RATs) in the same area has enabled the researchers to get profit from the available networks by the selection of the best RAT at each moment to satisfy the user requirements. The…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-31 Bendaoud Fayssal , Abdennebi Marwen , Didi Fedoua

Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is a branch of operations research used in a variety of domains from health care to engineering to facilitate decision-making among multiple options based on specific criteria. Several R packages have…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2025-02-14 Annice Najafi , Shokoufeh Mirzaei

Because the appropriate combination of existing elements and establishing coordination between them as a consequence of making the right decision to accomplish the intended objective is achieved, management is now one of the main pillars of…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2025-04-29 Hamid Babaei , Shabnam Mohammadi , Hossein Ghaneai
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