Multicriteria Decision Making

At a practical level, mathematical programming under multiple objectives has emerged as a powerful tool to assist in the process of searching for decisions which best satisfy a multitude of conflicting objectives, and there are a number of distinct methodologies for multicriteria decision-making problems that exist. These methodologies can be categorized in a variety of ways, such as form of model (e.g. linear, non-linear, stochastic), characteristics of the decision space (e.g. finite or infinite), or solution process (e.g. prior specification of preferences or interactive). Scientists from a variety of disciplines (mathematics, economics and psychology) have contributed to the development of the field of multicriteria decision making (MCDM) (or multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA), multiattribute decision making (MADM), multiobjective decision making (MODM), etc.) over the past 30 years, helping to establish MCDM as an important part of management science. MCDM has become a central component of studies in management science, economics and industrial engineering in many universities worldwide.This text aims to bring together "state-of-the-art" reviews and the end-of-millennium advances by leading experts on the fundamental theories, methodologies and applications of MCDM.