TODA: Software for Multiple-Criteria Decisions

Cida Sanches, Samuel Ferreira, Givaldo Santos, Marisa Regina Paixão and Manuel Meireles
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Cida Sanches: Administration Master's Program, FACCAMP, Araçariguama, Brazil
Samuel Ferreira: SENAC University Center, Jundiai, Brazil
Givaldo Santos: UFScar: University Federal Sao Carlos, Campinas, Brazil
Marisa Regina Paixão: UNIP: University Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Manuel Meireles: Administration Master's Program, FACCAMP, Araçariguama, Brazil

International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST), 2018, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: This paper describes the use and application of the TODA (Trade-off Decision Analysis) method through a case study. The method uses the concept of trade-off applied to a prioritization matrix and, to define the weights, it takes the concept of causality into account. Studies have shown that the TODA achieves the same results as the competing AHP method. However, it is easier to operate. The methodology used is a case study concerning the choice of the type of car for a fleet of vehicles to be driven by salespeople. Together with the software application process, the methods that aided the weighting of the criteria are described and how the values of the alternatives are converted into coefficients of the objective function. The results clearly show that the method is easily applied, but the limitations of the case study method preclude forming generalizations.

Date: 2018
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