Multiple Attribute Decision Making: An Introduction

By K. Paul Yoon and Ching-Lai Hwang

Multiple attribute decision making (MADM) procedures, a process for making preference decisions over the available alternatives which are characterized by multiple (usually conflicting) attributes are useful for improving decision making in a wide range of circumstances--from professional to managerial to political. Using real-world case examples, the authors introduce the reader to normative (for optimal decisions) MADM models. Beginning in chapter 2 with and introductions to the various attributes in a decision, the authors explore how MADM methods can be used for descriptive purposes to model the existing decision-making process, noncompensatory and scoring methods, accommodation of soft data, construction of a multiple decision support system, and the validity of methods. The authors also include a presentation of the advanced procedures of TOPSIS and ELECTRE. This manual offers social scientists an encapsulated view of MADM methods, their characteristics, applicability, and the methods for solving MADM problems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803954867
• ISBN13: 9780803954861
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 83 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"