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A strategy for using multicriteria analysis in decision-making : a guide for simple and complex environmental projects Nolberto Munier

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London Springer 2011Description: 297 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789401784429
Subject(s):
Contents:
Preface.-Strategic Plan for Decision-Making- Its Constituent Elements.-Getting and Processing Data.-State of the Art in Decision-Making.-Linear Programming for a Single Objective.-Features in Formulating and Solving Decision Problems - Sensitivity Analysis.-The Simus Method.-Comparison of Different Models.-Planning and Solving Actual Complex Projects.-Glossary.-Index.
Summary: This book develops a whole strategy for decision-making, with the full participation of the decision-maker and utilizing continuous feedback. It introduces the use of the very well-known and proven methodology, linear programming, but specially adapted for this purpose. For this, it incorporates a method to include subjective concepts, as well as the possibility of working with many different and even contradictory objectives. The book is liberally populated with diverse case studies to illustrate the concepts. This practical guide will be of interest to anyone undertaking analysis and decision.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface.-Strategic Plan for Decision-Making- Its Constituent Elements.-Getting and Processing Data.-State of the Art in Decision-Making.-Linear Programming for a Single Objective.-Features in Formulating and Solving Decision Problems - Sensitivity Analysis.-The Simus Method.-Comparison of Different Models.-Planning and Solving Actual Complex Projects.-Glossary.-Index.

This book develops a whole strategy for decision-making, with the full participation of the decision-maker and utilizing continuous feedback. It introduces the use of the very well-known and proven methodology, linear programming, but specially adapted for this purpose. For this, it incorporates a method to include subjective concepts, as well as the possibility of working with many different and even contradictory objectives. The book is liberally populated with diverse case studies to illustrate the concepts. This practical guide will be of interest to anyone undertaking analysis and decision.

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