An approach for solving discrete alternative multiple criteria problems involving ordinal criteria

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1988-12

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Köksalan, Murat
Karwan, Mark H.
Zionts, Stanley

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The existence of ordinal criteria is a factor that complicates multiple criteria problems. In this article we develop an approach for the problem of choosing among discrete alternatives assuming that criteria are ordinal. The approach requires pairwise comparisons of alternatives by the decision maker. Based on these comparisons, presumably inferior alternatives are eliminated. Experience on randomly generated problems indicates that the approach usually chooses one of the most preferred alternatives and requires a small number of pairwise comparisons.

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Management science and operations research, General engineering, Modelling and simulation, Ocean engineering

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/51780

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Naval Research Logistics

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https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6750(198812)35:6<625::aid-nav3220350609>3.0.co;2-e

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M. Köksalan, M. H. Karwan, and S. Zionts, “An approach for solving discrete alternative multiple criteria problems involving ordinal criteria,” Naval Research Logistics, pp. 625–641, 1988, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/51780.