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Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) refers to making decisions in the presence of multiple, usually conflicting, criteria. Problems for multiple criteria decision making are common occurrences in everyday life. For example:
In a personal context, the job one chooses may depend upon its prestige, location, salary, advancement opportunities, working conditions, and so on. The car one buys may be characterized in terms of price, gas mileage, style, safety, comfort, etc. A young man/woman may choose a wife/husband based on her/his intelligence, looks, character, etc.
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Hwang, CL., Yoon, K. (1981). Introduction. In: Multiple Attribute Decision Making. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 186. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48318-9_1
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