Combining multicriteria decision aid and system dynamics for the control of socio-economic processes. An iterative real-time procedure

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 428-441

  Brans, J P ^a   Macharis, C ^a   Kunsch, P L ^b   Chevalier, A ^c   Schwaninger, M ^d  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c ESCP EUROPE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hypercomplex socio economic systems; Long term planning and real time control; MCDA PROMETHEE methodology; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION CONTROL; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

HYPERCOMPLEX SOCIO-ECONOMIC STRUCTURES; PROMETHEE MULTICRITERIA DECISION AID METHODS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032168353     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(98)00068-X     Document Type: Article

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