Problem structuring and multiple criteria decision analysis

International Series in Operations Research and Management Science

Volumn 142, Issue , 2010, Pages 209-239

  Belton, Valerie ^a   Stewart, Theodor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Case studies; Decision methodology; Problem structuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975701620     PISSN: 08848289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5904-1_8     Document Type: Chapter

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