A critical reflection on optimal decision

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 506-516

  Clímaco, João C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Multicriteria decision aiding; Optimal decisions; Technological risks

Indexed keywords

OPTIMAL DECISION;

DECISION THEORY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0242301058     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00171-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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