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Multiple Criteria Decision Support in Engineering Design

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  • © 1998

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  • A clear and comprehensive presentation that differs from the particularly complex nature of other such works Authors have a strong track record of work and development within this field Meets a definite need for support for teachers of MCDM techniques
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Multiple Criteria Decision Support in Engineering Design examines some of the underlying issues and related modelling strategies, with a view to exploring the rich potential of a generalised multiple-criteria approach to design decision-making. The arguments are supported by numerical examples. It can be argued that, within the classic monocriterion paradigm, the optimal solution is inarguably identified once the feasible alternatives are established and an objective function agreed on. It is only when conflict resolution is involved that decision-making truly becomes important, and many design situations exist where stated functional requirements may be in actual or potential conflict. The most preferred solution under such circumstances depends on the designer's or decision-maker's priorities, so that the chosen solution is based on a combination of technical possibilities and designer preferences. This book addresses the key concepts in multiple criteria decision-making and provides valuable insight into how such problems arise and can be solved, in the area of decision-making in general and in the domain of engineering design in particular.

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Marine Technology, Armstrong Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

    Pratyush Sen

  • Manchester School of Management, Manchester, UK

    Jian-Bo Yang

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  • Book Title: Multiple Criteria Decision Support in Engineering Design

  • Authors: Pratyush Sen, Jian-Bo Yang

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3020-8

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-3022-2Published: 07 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-3020-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 264

  • Topics: Engineering Design, Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk

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