A case-based model for sorting problems in multiple criteria decision analysis

Author

Chen, Ye ; Hipel, Keith W. ; Kilgour, D. Marc

Author_Institution

Dept. of Syst. Design Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

2005

fDate

10-12 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

215

Abstract

Sorting is a process for multiple criteria decision analysis that arranges a set of alternatives into ordinally defined groups. Based on weighted Euclidean distance, a case-based distance model is proposed for sorting using weights and group thresholds obtained by assessment of a case set. A quadratic optimization program is employed to find optimal weights and group thresholds. Instead of direct inquiry, this case-based method can elicit the decision maker´s preferences more expeditiously and accurately. A case study on Canadian municipal water usage analysis is presented.

Keywords

case-based reasoning; operations research; quadratic programming; sorting; case-based distance model; case-based reasoning; multiple criteria decision analysis; municipal water usage analysis; problem sorting; quadratic optimization program; weighted Euclidean distance; Books; Delta modulation; Design engineering; Euclidean distance; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Sorting; System analysis and design; Systems engineering and theory; Utility theory; Multiple criteria decision analysis; case-based reasoning; municipal water usage analysis; sorting; weighted Euclidean distance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2005 IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9298-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.2005.1571148

Filename

1571148