Multi-attribute utility methods in group decision making: Past applications and potential for inclusion in GDSS

This paper reviews a variety of studies in which multi-attribute utility theory (MAU) has been used successfully to aid group decision processes and discusses the incorporation of MAU in Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS). GDSS of various levels of automation have been proposed to aid group decis...

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Published in:Omega (Oxford) 1997-12, Vol.25 (6), p.691-706
Main Authors: Bose, Utpal, Davey, Anne M., Olson, David L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Automation
Decision making
Decision making models
decision making/process
Decision support systems
Decision theory. Utility theory
Exact sciences and technology
group decisions
group decisions multi-criteria utility decision making
Groups
Incorporation
Management science
multi-criteria
Operational research and scientific management
Operational research. Management science
process
Studies
utility
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Summary:This paper reviews a variety of studies in which multi-attribute utility theory (MAU) has been used successfully to aid group decision processes and discusses the incorporation of MAU in Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS). GDSS of various levels of automation have been proposed to aid group decision making. A number of commercial GDSSs are available which are capable of aiding generation of alternatives, their evaluation, and selection. Many authors have promoted the incorporation of quantitative decision making models in GDSS. The most appropriate quantitative tool for GDSS is MAU, but MAU has rarely been utilized. The cases reviewed illustrate that the use of MAU techniques is not prohibitively difficult or complex.
ISSN:0305-0483
1873-5274
DOI:10.1016/S0305-0483(97)00040-6