{"product_id":"9780792377566","title":"International Series in Operations Research \u0026 Management Science: Principles and Practice","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInternational Series in Operations Research \u0026amp; Management Science: Principles and Practice\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePomerol, Jean-Charles; Barba-Romero, Sergio\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMulticriterion Decision in Management: Principles and  Practice\u003c\/em\u003e is the first multicriterion analysis book devoted  exclusively to discrete multicriterion decision making. Typically,  multicriterion analysis is used in two distinct frameworks: Firstly,  there is multiple criteria linear programming, which is an extension  of the results of linear programming and its associated algorithms.  Secondly, there is discrete multicriterion decision making, which is  concerned with choices among a finite number of possible alternatives  such as projects, investments, decisions, etc. This is the focus of  this book. \u003cbr\u003e  The book concentrates on the basic principles in the domain of  discrete multicriterion analysis, and examines each of these  principles in terms of their properties and their implications. In  multicriterion decision analysis, any optimum in the strict sense of  the term does not exist. Rather, multicriterion decision making  utilizes tools, methods, and thinking to examine several solutions,  each having their advantages and disadvantages, depending on one's  point of view. Actually, various methods exist for reaching a good  choice in a multicriterion setting and even a complete ranking of the  alternatives. The book describes and compares these methods, so-called  `aggregation methods', with their advantages and their shortcomings.  Clearly, organizations are becoming more complex, and it is becoming  harder and harder to disregard complexity of points of view,  motivations, and objectives. The day of the single objective (profit,  social environment, etc. ) is over and the wishes of all those  involved in all their diversity must be taken into account. To do  this, a basic knowledge of multicriterion decision analysis is  necessary. The objective of this book is to supply that knowledge and  enable it to be applied. \u003cbr\u003e  The book is intended for use by practitioners (managers, consultants),  researchers, and students in engineering and business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2000-02-29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792377566\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-4459-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 395\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378463629452,"sku":"9780792377566","price":161.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792377566.jpg?v=1775004423","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792377566","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}