Ranking and selection for multiple performance measures using incomplete preference information

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 568-579

  Mattila, V ^a   Virtanen, K ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Incomplete preference information; Multi attribute utility function; Optimal computing budget allocation; Ranking and selection; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

MULTI-ATTRIBUTE UTILITY FUNCTION; OPTIMAL COMPUTING BUDGET ALLOCATION; PREFERENCE INFORMATION; RANKING AND SELECTION; SIMULATION;

BUDGET CONTROL;

EID: 84920728710     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.10.028     Document Type: Article

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