Profile distance method-a multi-attribute decision making approach for information system investments

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 988-998

  Bernroider, Edward W N ^a   Stix, Volker ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Decision support; Information systems; Linear programming; Utility ranking method

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE SELECTION; UTILITY RANKING METHOD (URM);

DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 33749550387     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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