Multi-objective optimisation of an outranking model for public resources allocation on competing projects

International Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-210

  Fernandez, Eduardo ^a   Felix, Luz Flerida ^a   Mazcorro, Gustavo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Evolutionary algorithms; Multi objective optimisation; Outranking methods; Public resources allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649191725     PISSN: 17457645     EISSN: 17457653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2009.025007     Document Type: Article

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