The outflow ranking method for weighted directed graphs

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 484-491

  van den Brink, René ^a   Gilles, Robert P ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axiomatization; Decision analysis; Outflow; Ranking method; Weighted directed graph

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; FOOD PRESERVATION; ONTOLOGY;

AXIOMATIZATION; COPELAND SCORE; DECISION ANALYSIS; DIRECTED GRAPHS; MONOTONICITY; OUTDEGREE; OUTFLOW; PAIR WISE COMPARISONS; RANKING METHOD; RANKING METHODS; WEIGHTED DIRECTED GRAPH;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 53049106377     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.11.051     Document Type: Article

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