MCDM approach for generating and evaluating alternatives in requirement analysis

Information Systems Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 223-239

  Jain, Hemant K ^a   Tanniru, Mohan R ^b   Fazlollahi, Bijan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative generation; Goal programming; Information system design; Requirement analysis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

ALTERNATIVE GENERATION; ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS; GOAL PROGRAMMING; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS; REQUIREMENT DETERMINATIONS; SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLES; USER REQUIREMENTS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 70349459072     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.2.3.223     Document Type: Article

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