Advances in Multicriteria Analysis (Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications

As its title implies, Advances in Multicriteria Analysis presents the most recent developments in multicriteria analysis and in some of its principal areas of application, including marketing, research and development evaluation, financial planning, and medicine. Special attention is paid to the interaction between multicriteria analysis, decision support systems and preference modeling. The five sections of the book cover: methodology; problem structuring; utility assessment; multi-objective optimisation; real world applications.
Audience: Researchers and professionals who are operations researchers, management scientists, computer scientists, statisticians, decision analysts, marketing managers and financial analysts.

The primary goal of the book is to present the most recent developments in the field of multicriteria analysis and in some of its principal areas of application including marketing, research and development evaluation, financial planning and medicine. Special attention is also given to the interaction between multicriteria analysis, decision support systems and preference modeling. The contents of the book are organized into five sections: Methodology; Problem Structuring; Utility Assessment; Multi-Objective Optimization; and Real World Applications. The book will be of use to both researchers and professionals who are operations researchers, management scientists, computer scientists, statisticians, decision analysts, marketing managers, and financial analysts.