ELECTRE METHODS: MAIN FEATURES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
We present main characteristics of Electre family methods, designed for multiple criteria decision aiding. These methods use as a preference model an outranking relation in the set of actions – it is constructed in result of concordance and non-discordance tests involving a specific input preference...
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| description | We present main characteristics of Electre family methods, designed for multiple criteria decision aiding. These methods use as a preference model an outranking relation in the set of actions – it is constructed in result of concordance and non-discordance tests involving a specific input preference information. After a brief description of the constructivist conception in which the Electre methods are inserted, we present the main features of these methods. We discuss such characteristic features as: the possibility of taking into account positive and negative reasons in the modeling of preferences, without any need for recoding the data; using of thresholds for taking into account the imperfect knowledge of data; the absence of systematic compensation between “gains” and “losses”. The main weaknesses are also presented. Then, some aspects related to new developments are outlined. These are related to some new methodological developments, new procedures, axiomatic analysis, software tools, and several other aspects. The paper ends with conclusions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9266ee80777f4265b741f71bb3b65c7a2022-12-22T03:11:21ZengCroatian Operational Research SocietyCroatian Operational Research Review1848-02251848-99312010-12-01112323ELECTRE METHODS: MAIN FEATURES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTSJose Rui Figueira0Center for Management Studies, Technical University of Lisbon, PortugalWe present main characteristics of Electre family methods, designed for multiple criteria decision aiding. These methods use as a preference model an outranking relation in the set of actions – it is constructed in result of concordance and non-discordance tests involving a specific input preference information. After a brief description of the constructivist conception in which the Electre methods are inserted, we present the main features of these methods. We discuss such characteristic features as: the possibility of taking into account positive and negative reasons in the modeling of preferences, without any need for recoding the data; using of thresholds for taking into account the imperfect knowledge of data; the absence of systematic compensation between “gains” and “losses”. The main weaknesses are also presented. Then, some aspects related to new developments are outlined. These are related to some new methodological developments, new procedures, axiomatic analysis, software tools, and several other aspects. The paper ends with conclusions.http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=137537MCDAElectre methodschoosingrankingsorting |
| spellingShingle | Jose Rui Figueira ELECTRE METHODS: MAIN FEATURES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Croatian Operational Research Review MCDA Electre methods choosing ranking sorting |
| title | ELECTRE METHODS: MAIN FEATURES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS |
| title_full | ELECTRE METHODS: MAIN FEATURES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS |
| title_fullStr | ELECTRE METHODS: MAIN FEATURES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS |
| title_full_unstemmed | ELECTRE METHODS: MAIN FEATURES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS |
| title_short | ELECTRE METHODS: MAIN FEATURES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS |
| title_sort | electre methods main features and recent developments |
| topic | MCDA Electre methods choosing ranking sorting |
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