A new integrated tool for complex decision making: Application to the UK energy sector

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1427-1441

  Hunt, Julian David ^a   Bañares Alcántara, René ^a   Hanbury, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision Support System; Energy and water; IBIS; MCDA

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK; IBIS; MCDA; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; OXFORD UNIVERSITY; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING; WATER CONSUMPTION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DESALINATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84875416653     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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