Multi-criteria decision making with interdependent criteria using prospect theory

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2007
Bozkurt, Ahmet
In this study, an integrated solution methodology for a general discrete multi-criteria decision making problem is developed based on the well-known outranking method Promethee II. While the methodology handles the existence of interdependency between the criteria, it can also incorporate the prospect theory in order to correctly reflect the decision behavior of the decision maker. A software is also developed for the application of the methodology and some applications are performed and presented.

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Citation Formats
A. Bozkurt, “Multi-criteria decision making with interdependent criteria using prospect theory,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2007.