Two Decision Support Systems for Continuous and Discrete Multiple Criteria Decision Making: VIG and VIMDA
Two “free search” approaches and their implementations (WG and VIMDA) for solving continuous and discrete multiple criteria problems are considered. The systems are user-friendly and based on visual interaction. The user communicates with the respective s
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METHODOLOGY, IMPLEMENTATION AND APPLICATIONS OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
EDI1EDBY A. LEW ANDOWSKI
WAYNE STA1E UNIVERSITY P. SERAFINI UNIVERSITY OF UDINE M. G. SPERANZA UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA
SPRINGER-VERLAG WIEN GMBH
Le spese di stampa di questo volume sono in parte coperte da contributi del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.
This volume contains 37 i11ustrations.
This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concemed specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of iJiustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. © 1991 by Springer-Verlag Wien Originally published by Springer Verlag Wien-New York in 1991
ISBN 978-3-211-82297-5
ISBN 978-3-7091-2606-6 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-2606-6
PREFACE
In 1988 the idea arose within the group of people working in the Decision Science Program at the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA}, Laxenburg, Austria, to held an international school to review the current state of the art in the subject of Decision Support Systems, with special emphasis to management applications. The presence of researcliers from the University of Udine among these people and the aim of involving an Italian institution in this inititative, led naturally to the choice of the International Center for Mechanical Seiences (CISM), Udine, Italy, as a host institution. After a preparatory phase the school was held in the week September 17-21, 1990 at CISM as ajoint activity between IIASA and CISM. Also the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Udine was partly involved in the organization. The topics of the ,,chool were intended to be divided into general methodological issues and practical applications to various fields, like business, environment, transportation and production, with the goal, whenever possible, to show also the actual implementation during special software sessions. Due to the broad scope of the subject a full week of lectures was planned by involving as lecturers internationally distinguished experts in the area. The school
arose great interest and was successfull in all respects. The present volume collects the proceedings of the school, although not all contributions could be prepared for publication. However, most of the lectures are reproduced here giving a faithful representation of the Ievel and scope of the School. For ease of presentation the papers have been arranged in the book according to first author's alphabetical order. The editors wish to express their deep gratitude first of all to CISM and IIASA. Without their organizational support the school could not even be planned. We are also deeply grateful to Unesco for its generotts contribution which made possible the attendance to the sch.ool for many re,qearchers from developing countries. Also we want to thank all the CISM'.q sta.ff for its continuous and preciotLS support which let all organization run smoothly. We also express our
