Structuring resource allocation decisions: A framework for building multi-criteria portfolio models with area-grouped options

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 846-856

  Montibeller, Gilberto ^a   Franco, L Alberto ^b   Lord, Ewan ^b   Iglesias, Aline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multi criteria decision analysis; Portfolio analysis; Problem structuring; Resource allocation decisions

Indexed keywords

MULTI-CRITERIA; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; NEW PROJECTS; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS; PORTFOLIO MODEL; PROBLEM STRUCTURING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS; SCARCE RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; PLANNING; RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 67349122044     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.01.054     Document Type: Article

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