On Variant Selection Mechanisms in Interactive MCDA – Engineering versus Reverse Engineering. Issue 1 (11th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kaliszewski, Ignacy
• Is Part Of: Journal of multi-criteria decision analysis. Volume 23:Issue 1/2(2016)
• Page Start: 40
• Page End: 48
• Publication Date: 2015-11-11
• Subjects: multiple criteria decision analysis -- preference expressing -- preference encapsulation -- variant selection mechanisms; Multiple criteria decision making -- Periodicals; 658.40354
• DOI: 10.1002/mcda.1555
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1057-9214

Abstract

Abstract: In the paper, we focus on the engineering and the reverse engineering paradigms in the context of multiple criteria decision analysis. We argue and demonstrate that if variant selection mechanisms are reverse engineered, they are simple and intuitive to understand, making multiple criteria decision analysis marketable to operational research practitioners. We present a reverse engineering scheme for variant selection mechanisms, and we illustrate its working with instructive examples. We also present some experience with that scheme gathered when teaching a multiple criteria decision analysis course to students. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.