Flexible and Interactive Tradeoff Elicitation for Multicriteria Sorting Problems

Takanni Hannaka Abreu Kang (), Eduarda Asfora Frej and Adiel Teixeira de Almeida ()
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Takanni Hannaka Abreu Kang: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco — UFPE, CDSID – Center for Decision Systems and Information Development, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, s/n — Cidade, Universitária, Recife, PE, CEP 50.740-530, Brazil
Eduarda Asfora Frej: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco — UFPE, CDSID – Center for Decision Systems and Information Development, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, s/n — Cidade, Universitária, Recife, PE, CEP 50.740-530, Brazil
Adiel Teixeira de Almeida: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco — UFPE, CDSID – Center for Decision Systems and Information Development, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, s/n — Cidade, Universitária, Recife, PE, CEP 50.740-530, Brazil

Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR), 2020, vol. 37, issue 05, 1-22

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a new method for solving multiple criteria decision-making/aiding (MCDM/A) sorting problems in the context of multi-attribute value theory (MAVT), based on a flexible and interactive elicitation process. It uses partial information to require less information from the decision maker (DM), which is given in the form of preference statements. The proposed method keeps the axiomatic structure of the traditional tradeoff elicitation procedure, without requiring exact values of indifference to be set, which can be a difficult task for the DM to perform. The use of linear programming, combined with the decision rules, allows an alternative to be assigned into a class without the need to provide complete information. By being flexible and interactive, the proposed method allows the DM to monitor the range of possible classes for each alternative at any level of information available during the process, which can save time and effort. The applicability of the method is shown by solving a project management problem on sorting activities.

Keywords: Multicriteria decision making/aiding; sorting; additive model; flexible elicitation; value tradeoffs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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