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Author:   Pratyush Sen ,  Jian-Bo Yang
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.429kg
ISBN:  

9781447130222

ISBN 10:   1447130227
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   07 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 1.1 What is Multiple Criteria Decision Making.- 1.2 Relevance of MCDM to Engineering Design.- 1.3 Design Selection vs Design Synthesis.- 1.4 Outline of the Book.- 2. MCDM and The Nature of Decision Making in Design.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Pareto Optimality: What are the Options?.- 2.3 MCDM Methods and Some Key Terminology.- 2.4 Concluding Comments.- 3. Multiple Attribute Decision Making.- 3.1 Problem Formulations and Method Classification.- 3.2 Techniques for Weight Assignment.- 3.3 Typical MADM Methods and Applications.- 3.4 A Hierarchical Evaluation Process.- 3.5 Concluding Comments.- 4. Multiple Objective Decision Making.- 4.1 Multiobjective Optimisation and Method Classification.- 4.2 Techniques for Single-Objective Optimisation.- 4.3 Typical MODM Methods.- 4.4 Multiobjective Ship Design.- 4.5 Concluding Comments.- 5. Multiple Criteria Decision Making and Genetic Algorithms.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 The Mechanics of the Simple Genetic Algorithm.- 5.3 Multiple Criteria Genetic Algorithms.- 5.4 The Multiple Criteria Genetic Algorithm (MCGA): A Summary.- 5.5 A Numerical Example.- 5.6 An MCGA Schedule for a Generalised Job Shop.- 5.7 Concluding Comments.- 6. An Integrated Multiple Criteria Decision Support System.- 6.1 System Structure and Method Selection.- 6.2 Data Base and Model Base.- 6.3 A User Interface and Interactive Decision Making.- 6.4 Application of IMC-DSS.- 6.5 Concluding Comments.- 7. Past, Present and the Future.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Case Studies.- 7.3 Concluding Comments.- References.- Topic Index.

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