Towards qualitative approaches to multi-stage decision making

Towards qualitative approaches to multi-stage decision making

We extend Dubois and Prade's possibilistic decision theory to multi-stage decision making. EEects of actions are described by possibility distributions; objectives are speciied either by a partition of the nal states between goal and non-goal states, or more generally by a qualitative utility function. Optimal policies are computed by an algorithm in the style of dynamic programming.

Robust Multi-Stage Decision Making

Testifying to more than ten years of academic and practical developments, this tutorial attempts to provide a succinct yet unified view of the robust multi-stage decision making framework. In particular, the reader should better understand: (1) the distinction between static versus fully or partially adjustable decisions; (2) the root of tractability issues; (3) the connection to robust dynamic...

An AHP-Delphi Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model with Application to Environmental Decision-Making

Qualitative Decision Methods for Multi-Attribute Decision Making

The fundamental problem underlying all multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) problems is that of dominance between any two alternatives: ‘Given two alternatives A and B, each described by a set criteria, is A preferred to B with respect to a set of decision maker (DM) preferences over the criteria?’. Depending on the application in which MCDA is performed, the alternatives may represent strat...

two stage multi attributes decision making to evaluate the sustainability of lake urmia restoration alternatives

owing to the oncoming needs and increasing the population of lake urmia watershed, providing equilibrium  between water supply and demand seems quite challenging and the lake cannot be successful in meeting its ecological demands in this critical condition. in this unfavorable situation, water resources must be managed through a sustainable context. with this knowledge in hand, a multi attribut...