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PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation) is a multicriteria decision making method developed by Brans et al [1]. By 1994, the method has been extended to encompass six ranking formats: PROMETHEE I (partial ranking), PROMETHEE II (complete ranking), PROMETHEE III (ranking based on intervals), PROMETHEE IV (continuous case), PROMETHEE V (net flows and integer linear programming) and PROMETHEE VI (representation of human brain). The method uses the outranking methodology to rank the alternatives combined with the ease of use and decreased complexity. Based on extensions of the notion of criterion, the method is well adapted to problem where a finite number of alternative actions are to be ranked considering several criteria.
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Mateo, J.R.S.C. (2012). PROMETHEE. In: Multi Criteria Analysis in the Renewable Energy Industry. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2346-0_5
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