Intelligent strategies for meta multiple criteria decision making (Q5930577)

In this monograph the meta decision problem of method choice and design is analyzed. Different stragegies for supporting a decision maker in solving this problem and the actual decision problem are elaborated. These approaches slip into the design of a decision support system. One of the approaches elaborated in this book utilizes machine learning for the design of an MCDM method in the sense of determining parameters. This is accomplished by adapting a method to a reference functionality described by training data. For this adaptation, also ``inteligent techniqnes'' are applied. In the first chapter, a methodological introduction into multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) is given. In the second chapter, different aspects of the methodology and the application of MCDM methods in decision processes are discussed critically. ``Intelligent approaches'' adapted from nature are analyzed concerning their applicability and extended in the framework of meta decison support in Chapter 3. In Chapter 4, the combination of methods is discussed. In the fifth chapter, an MCDSS, called LOOPS, is presented. Different exemplary applications of LOOPS are discussed in Chapter 6. The book ends with a critical résumé of the obtained results and a short discussion of open questions and perspectives for future research.