Rank reversal as a source of uncertainty and manipulation in the PROMETHEE II ranking: A first investigation

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 300 CCIS, Issue PART 4, 2012, Pages 338-346

  Roland, Julien ^a   De Smet, Yves ^a   Verly, Céline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR PROGRAMS; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; OUTRANKING METHODS; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; PROMETHEE; RANK REVERSALS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DATA PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84868273118     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31724-8_35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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