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Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis Software

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Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis

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We provide an updated overview of the state of multiple criteria decision support software. Many methods and approaches have been proposed in the literature to handle multiple criteria decision analysis, and there is an abundance of software that implements or supports many of these approaches. Our review is structured around several decision considerations when searching for appropriate available software.

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Weistroffer, H.R., Li, Y. (2016). Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis Software. In: Greco, S., Ehrgott, M., Figueira, J. (eds) Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 233. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3094-4_29

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