Multiple Criteria Decision Making : Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference Hagen (Germany)

The organizers of the 12th International Conference on Multiple Cri­ teria Decision Making (MCDM) held June 19-23, 1995 in Hagen received the second time the opportunity to prepare an international conference on MCDM in Germany; the first opportunity has been the 3rd International Conference on MCDM in Konigswinter, 1979. Quite a time ellapsed since then and therefore it might be interesting to compare some indicators of the development of the International Society on MCDM, which has been founded in Konigswinter. Stanley Zionts has been elected first president and all 44 participants of that Conference became founding members. Today our Society has over 1200 members and its own Journal (MCDM World Scan). In Hagen, 1996, we had 152 participants from 34 countries. It is interesting to mention that also other Groups established their organi­ zation, like the European Working Group on Multiple Criteria Decision Aid, the German Working Group on Decision Theory and Applications, the Multi­ Objective Programming and Goal Programming Group, ESIGMA, and some others. It is also interesting to note that the intersection of members of all these Groups and Societies is not empty and there is quite a cooperation among them.

1: Theory.- An Algorithm for Vectorial Control Approximation Problems.- Multiple Criteria Models with the Linear Pseudoboolean Functions and Disjunctive Restrictions.- Optimality Conditions in Set-Valued Vector Optimization.- A Multiple Objective Approach to Nash Equilibria in Bimatrix Games.- The Bargaining Model for Characteristic-Function Game.- Calculus of Choquet Boundaries Using Pareto Sets.- Generalized Mond-Weir Duality for Multiobjective Nonsmooth Programming.- The Nucleolus in Multiobjective n-Person Cooperative Games.- Sufficient Conditions in the Vector-Valued Maximin Problems.- Error Estimates for the Crude Approximation of the Trade-Off Curve.- Stability and Sensitivity Analysis in Noncooperative Games.- Limiting Solution Set Structure for Converging Multiple Objective Dynamic Problems Sequence.- 2: Methods.- Choosing and Ranking on the Basis of Fuzzy Preference Relations with the “Min in Favor”.- Models of Cooperative Decision Making.- The Predictive Power of the Self Explicated Approach and the Analytic Hierarchy Process: A Comparison.- Group Decision Making and Hierarchical Modelling.- Propagation of Errors in Multicriteria Location Analysis: A Case Study.- Reference Distribution — An Interactive Approach to Multiple Homogeneous and Anonymous Criteria.- Rank-Ordering of Alternatives in Multiattribute Decision with Incomplete Information.- Structuring Techniques in Multiset Spaces.- The Sensitivity Analysis of “Inexact” Multicriteria Decisions.- Goal Programming and Multiple Criteria Decision Making: Some Reflections.- Stopping Rules in Collective Expert Procedures.- Multiple Criteria Discrete Dynamic Programming.- MCDM and Models of Voting Decision Making.- Distributed Multiobjective Optimization Problems and Methods for Their Solution.- Decision Making: Some Experiences, Myths and Observations.- An Interior Multiobjective Linear Programming Algorithm Using Aspirations.- A Fuzzy Solution Approach to a Fuzzy Linear Goal Programming Problem.- COPE-ing with VISA — Integrated Support from Problem Structuring through to Alternative Evaluation.- An Algorithmic Package for the Resolution and Analysis of Convex Multiple Objective Problems.- From TRIMAP to SOMMIX — Building Effective Interactive MOLP Computational Tools.- Pareto Simulated Annealing.- A Reference Direction Interactive Algorithm of the Multiple Objective Nonlinear Integer Programming.- Rough Set Approach to Multi-Attribute Choice and Ranking Problems.- Concepts of a Learning Object-Oriented Problem Solver (LOOPS).- Outranking-Driven Search Over a Nondominated Set.- An Interactive Method for Solving Multiple Objective Quadratic-Linear Programming Models.- An Approximation to the Value Efficient Set.- Choosing a Finite Set of Nondominated Points with Respect to a Finite Set of Reference Points.- A Method for Searching Rationality in Pairwise Choices.- Zero-One Goal Programming Under Interdependence of Actions.- An Interactive Fuzzy Decomposition Method for Large-Scale Multiobjective Nonlinear Programming Problems.- Basic Concepts in Derivation of Fuzzy Multiattribute Utility Functions.- Feed-Forward Neural Networks for Approximating Pairwise Preference Structures.- A Comparison Between Goal Programming and Regression Analysis for Portfolio Selection.- A General Purpose Interactive Goal Programming Algorithm.- A Tchebycheff Metric Approach to the Optimal Path Problem with Nonlinear Multiattribute Cost Functions.- 3: Applications.- Multicriteria Optimization of ABS Control Algorithms Using a Quasi-Monte Carlo Method.- Dynamic System Design via Multicriteria Optimization.- Quality-Driven Decision Making in Digital System Design.- Deriving a Maintenance Strategy Through the Application of a Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology.- Ring Network Design: An MCDM Approach.- A Construction Accuracy Control System of Cable Stayed Bridge Using a Multi-Objective Programming Technique.- MCDM in Water Resources Investment Planning.- Optimal and Robust Shapes of a Pipe Conveying Fluid.- Multi-Objective Modeling for Engineering Applications in Decision Support.- Multi-Criteria Decision Making to Rank the Jordan-Yarmouk Basin Co-Riparians Water Allocations According to the Helsinki and ILC Rules.- Multi-Criteria Decision Support System for Water Strategic Planning in Jordan.- An Application of MCDM in Local Water Resources Management.- Application of ELECTRE III for the Integrated Management of Municipal Solid Wastes in the Greater Athens Area.- A Multidimensional Framework for Strategic Decisions.- The Multiobjective Metaheuristic Approach for Optimization of Complex Manufacturing Systems.- Portfolio Selection Using the Idea of Reference Solution.- Model “Inflation — Non Payment — Production — Loans” and Its Implementation in Russia.- Equity and MCDA in the Event of a Nuclear Accident.- The Evolving Role of MCDM in Risk Management.- Integer Goal Programming Model for Nursing Scheduling: A Case Study.- Multiple Criteria Vendor Selection: A Case Study.- Scheduling of Unit Processing Time Jobs on a Single Machine.- Linear Goal Programming Model for Managing Balance Sheet of a Commercial Bank.- Local Tax Planning with AHP and Delphi.- Conference Organization and Sponsors.- List of Participants.