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Many pieces of research address the development of new algorithms and new solution techniques for decision-making; however, most of them do not consider the characteristics of instance in their analysis, such as the complexity and flexibility of the instance. Building a complex model, such as a joint model, requires a huge amount of time and effort while the resulting solution of such joint models may or may not be the best solution for all the actors involved in the process. Therefore, it is important to make an in-depth analysis of the instance before investing the time and effort to build a joint model. In this regard, this paper provides an instance evaluation procedure to help decision-makers decide whether to use joint decision or not for a particular instance.
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Pulido, R., García-Sánchez, Á., Brun, A., Ortega-Mier, M. (2017). The Role of Complexity and Flexibility of the Instance in the Joint Solution Approach. In: Amorim, M., Ferreira, C., Vieira Junior, M., Prado, C. (eds) Engineering Systems and Networks. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45748-2_5
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