Multi-criteria auctions without full comparability of bids

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1433-1452

  De Smet, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Auction theory; Multi attribute auctions; Multi dimensional auctions; Multiple criteria analysis; Multiple issue auctions

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AUCTION THEORY; MULTI ATTRIBUTE AUCTIONS; MULTI DIMENSIONAL AUCTIONS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE ISSUE AUCTIONS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33750686257     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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