Multicriteria decision problem structuring: The strategic choice approach in the context of public projects in Italy

International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 4-38

  Rolando, Diana ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complex plans; Italy; Multicriteria decision making processes; Problem structuring methods; Public projects; SCA; Strad; Strategic choice approach; Strategic decisions; Turin; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924765337     PISSN: 2040106X     EISSN: 20401078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMCDM.2015.067942     Document Type: Article

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