A weighted linear combination ranking technique for multi-criteria decision analysis

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

 
 
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Title A weighted linear combination ranking technique for multi-criteria decision analysis
 
Creator Jyh-Rong, Chou
 
Description Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is an alternative approach, which provides a way to systematically structure and analyse complex decision problems. This study presents a novel method of applying the weighted linear combination ranking technique (WLCRT) to MCDA. The proposed WLCRT method is based on the linear combinations of matrix algebra calculations. It has distinct advantages in preference modeling, weight elicitation, and aggregation performance. In this method, the decision matrix of preferences is constructed using a 7-point Likert scale. The weights of criteria are elicited from the proximity matrix of preference relations using the eigenvector method. Then, the weighted generalised means are used to aggregate preference information as well as to rank the order of decision alternatives. The WLCRT method can flexibly reflect different decision attitudes for the decision maker. It is both technically valid and practically useful, and can be used in dealing with multiple criteria analysis problems involving ranking of alternatives.
 
Publisher AOSIS Publishing
 
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Date 2013-12-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion —
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/sajems.v16i5.639
 
Source South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 16, No 5 (2013); 23-41 2222-3436 1015-8812
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2013 Chou Jyh-Rong https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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