Multicriteria analysis : Proceedings of the XIth International Conference on MCDM, 1-6 August 1994, Coimbra, Portugal

General Introduction.- I Theory and Methodology.- Complexity Issues and New Trends in Multiple Criteria Decision Aid.- A Theoretical Framework for Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical Based Evaluation Technique (MACBETH).- Interdependecne in Multiple Criteria Decision Making.- Extended Preference Structures in Multi Criteria Decision Aid.- Multiple Criteria Decision Making Within Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology.- Validation Aspects of a Prototype Solution Implementation to Solve a Complex MC Problem.- II Aggregating Preferences: Outranking and Utility Function Approaches.- Aggregating Preference: Utility Function and Outranking Approaches.- A Concordance-Discordance Approach to Multi-Criteria Ranking of Actions with Fuzzy Evaluations.- A Multiplicative Method for Synthesizing Preference Ratings.- Some Fundamental Problems in the Selection and Justification of Discrete Alternative MCDM Methods.- The SOLVER of Volvox Multicriterion Table.- III Multiobjective Mathematical Programming.- Multi-objective Mathematical Programming.- On the Development and Future Aspects of Vector Optimization and MCDM - A Tutorial.- Generating Interior Search Directions in Multiple Objective Linear Programming Problems Using Aspiration Levels.- Preemptive Reference Point Method.- Some Optimality Conditions in Multiobjective Programming.- Some Remarks on Trade-off Analysis in Multi-objective Programming.- Eight Concepts of Optimality.- IV Uncertainty in Multiobjective Programming.- Interactive Fuzzy Multiobjective Programming.- A Fuzzy Potential Solution Approach to Multi-Criteria and Multi-Constraint Level Linear Programming Problems.- Distributional Unanimity in Multiobjective Stochastic Linear Programming.- A Fuzzy Decomposition Method by Right-Hand-Side Allocation for Large-Scale Multiobjective Nonlinear Programming Problems.- V Multiobjective Integer Programming.- Multicriteria Integer Programming: An Overview of the Different Algorithmic Approaches.- MOIP: A DSS for Multiple Objective Integer Programming Problems.- Solving Multi-Objective Knapsack Problem by a Branch-and-Bound Procedure.- Bicriteria Scheduling: Minimizing Flowtime and Maximum Earliness on a Single Machine.- VI Multicriteria Interactive Methods.- Interactive Multiple Criteria Procedures: Some Reflections.- A Method for Solving Multiple Objective Linear Programming Problems.- Interactive Method NIMBUS for Nondifferentiable Multiobjective Optimization Problems.- The LBS-Discrete Interactive Procedure for Multiple-Criteria Analysis of Decision Problems.- VII Group Decision and Negotiation.- Support for Group Decisions and Negotiations - An Overview.- N-Person Cooperative Games with Multiple Scenarios.- Successive Proposals: An Approach to the Computation and Enforcement of Efficient Aggreements.- Opposition and Inefficiency in Negotiated Compromises.- VIII New Computer Science Developments and Multicriteria.- Against Fashion: A Travel Survival Kit in 'Modern' MCDA.- A Flexible Interface for Decision-Aid in Multicriteria Decision Problems.- Decision Support for MCDM That Is Neural Network-Based and Can Learn.- IX Behavioral Research and Multicriteria Analysis.- Behavioral Issues in MCDM: Neglected Research Questions.- X Multicriteria Approaches in Practice - Applications and Methodological Issues.- Foreword.- An Experimental Comparison of MOLP Interactive Approaches Based on a Regional Planning Model.- A Multiple Criteria Approach to the Estimation of Environmental Quality.- Application of MCDA to Corporate Loan Requests Evaluation.- DSS: They do Work!.- OpTIX-II: A Software Environment for MCDM Based on Distributed and Parallel Computing.- Testing a Bicriterion Location-Allocation Model with Real-World Network Traffic: The Case of Edmonton, Canada.- On the Use of Multicriteria Decision Aid Methods to Portfolio Selection.- Interfirm Performance Evaluation Under Uncertainty: A Multi-dimensional Framework.- Scenario Analysis and Multicriteria Decision Making.- A Multicriteria Approach for Evaluating Efficiency and Appropriateness of Industries: A Case in China.- Valuation of Environmental Goods with Expert Panels.- A Case Study in Military Decision-Making with Mission-Oriented Multiple Objectives.- XI Future Trends on Multicriteria Analysis.- Thoughts on the Future of the Multicriteria Field: Basic Convictions and Outline for a General Methodology.- MCDM Trends in Natural Resources and Environmental Management.- Research Agenda in MCDM.- MCDM at the Crossroads.- Non-Fully Resolved Questions about the Efficient/Nondominated Set.- Future Trends in MCDM.- Towards the Tradeoffs-Free Optimality in MCDM.- Some Thoughts on MCDM: Myths and Ideas.- The European School of MCDA: Some Recent Trends.- Congress Organization.