Monte Carlo simulation techniques in a decision support system for group decision making

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-130

  Jiménez, Antonio ^a   Mateos, Alfonso ^a   Ríos Insua, Sixto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Additive multi attribute utility model; Decision support system; Group decision making; Monte Carlo simulation techniques; Preference quantification

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844362682     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10726-005-2406-9     Document Type: Article

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